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LOT 1235
Viking Age Cowrie Shell Pendant Collection
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (46 grams total, 15-24 mm).
Comprising over thirty natural shell pendants. [39, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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