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LOT 1750
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Buckle
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.8 grams, 33 mm).
D-shaped in plan with broad loop, Ringerike Style ornament, flat-section pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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