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LOT 2042
Viking Age Bronze Tweezers
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (4.58 grams, 44 mm).
With broad arms and rounded finials; incised ring-and-dot detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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