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LOT 1782
Viking Age Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 3 3/8 in. (39.8 grams total, 66-86 mm).
Including spring coils with spike finial. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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