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LOT 1219
Viking Age Bronze Strap Junction
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (35.3 grams, 57 mm).
Composed of a ring with two free-running bars with openwork designs to the front face and bars to reverse; section of fabric remaining. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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