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Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Double-Headed Mount Group Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Double-Headed Mount Group Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Double-Headed Mount Group
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LOT 0374

Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Double-Headed Mount Group

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (2.48 grams total, 24.6-24.8 mm).

Each formed as a conjoined pair of facing masks sharing a mouth; pin to reverse. [3]

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.

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LOT 0374

Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Double-Headed Mount Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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