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LOT 1481
Viking Age Bronze Trefoil Mount
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (18.2 grams, 42 mm).
Composed of pelta-shaped cells and central circular dimple; lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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