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LOT 1671

Estimate
GBP (£) 200 - 300
EUR (€) 230 - 350
USD ($) 270 - 400

VIKING AGE DECORATED BRONZE CHEST LOCK AND KEYS
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in (44.3 grams total, 40-43 mm).

Square escutcheon with raised central panel and keyholes, punched pellet detailing, attachment stud at each corner; two small casket keys. [3]

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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