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Migration Period Silver-Gilt Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount Migration Period Silver-Gilt Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount Migration Period Silver-Gilt Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount
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LOT 1524

Migration Period Silver-Gilt Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (7 grams, 18 mm).

Formed with a circular base tapering to a square socket at the apes, the facetted sides fashioned as stylised petals, triangular recesses between each. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

CONDITION
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LOT 1524

Migration Period Silver-Gilt Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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