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LOT 1524
Viking Age Bronze Dress Pin with Cross
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (13.6 grams, 11 cm).
The discoid arm terminals and shallow circular motifs, suspension lug below and tapering pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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