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LOT 1889

Viking Age Bronze Earring Pair

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

1 5/8 - 1 7/8 in. (7.23 grams total, 41-47 mm).

Each a lunate openwork plaque with integral hoop, drop with bulb finial. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1889

Viking Age Bronze Earring Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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