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LOT 1929
Viking Age Bronze Mount Collection
9TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 1/8 in. (225 grams total, 16-53 mm).
Including tongue-shaped belt or strap end with lion passant, heart-shaped plaque with spirals, heater-shaped plaque with scrolls and other types; mounted on a perspex stand. [10]
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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