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LOT 1376

Viking Age Bronze Mirror with Interlaced Animals

9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/8 in. (52 grams, 80 mm wide).

Comprising one polished face, raised rim, central ring, dense band of zoomorphs enmeshed in tendrils. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a German collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1376

Viking Age Bronze Mirror with Interlaced Animals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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