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LOT 1989
Large Viking Age Iron Pierced Socketted Spearhead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/4 in. (310 grams, 40 cm).
Slender, triangular blade with rounded, pierced shoulders, a raised triangular midrib extending to a tubular socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
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LOT 1989
Large Viking Age Iron Pierced Socketted Spearhead
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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