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LOT 2125
Viking Age Bronze Mount with Niello Inlaid Design
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (23.5 grams, 53 mm).
Heart-shaped in plan with central piriform keeled boss, niello-inlaid floral design; lip to rear and three attachment pins; traces of ferrous backing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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LOT 2125
Viking Age Bronze Mount with Niello Inlaid Design
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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