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LOT 1449
Viking Age Bronze Key with Quatrefoil-Shaped Handle
9TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (15.3 grams, 77 mm).
In openwork, circular lugs to the bow and stem, cruciform and circular motifs to the bit. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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