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LOT 1337

Viking Age Bronze Cross Mount

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (17.7 grams, 26 mm).

Or strap distributor; formed with four scrolled arms radiating from the quadrants of a central cross; four cylindrical struts to the reverse and a similarly-shaped reverse plate. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1337

Viking Age Bronze Cross Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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