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LOT 1629

Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Bead

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (1.99 grams, 14 mm).

Spherical with beaded collar to each opening.

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1629

Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Bead

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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