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LOT 1712
Scandinavian Viking Silver Earring
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.65 grams, 22 mm).
Comprising a hinged loop and hollow-formed crescent with granulated edges, hatched detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.
LiteratureCf. Makarov, N.A. (ed.), Rus v IX-X Vekach: Archeologicheskaya Panorama Moscow, 2012, p.332, items 5-8, for type.
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