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LOT 1770
Ostrogothic Silver Raven-Headed Stud Pair
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.11 grams total, 20-21 mm).
Matched pair, each a hollow-formed disc with hooked beak, two mounting studs to reverse. [2]
Provenance
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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