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LOT 1822
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.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 1822
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Bead
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Viking Period Bronze Bracelet Group
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Each a flat-section penannular strip with low-relief geometric ornament to the outer face. 29 grams, 65-68 mm
Previously in a collection formed in the 1970s on the UK art market. From the property of L.F. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
