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LOT 1518
Viking Age Bronze Mount Collection
6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (30 grams total, 20-46 mm).
Comprising an openwork floral example with domed face; one with T-shaped top and scrolling ornament; stylised face from a cruciform brooch, likely the English equivalent of Thor; openwork lunate pendant with suspension loop. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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