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LOT 1507

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

VIKING AGE DECORATED BRONZE KEY
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (43.8 grams, 11.6 cm).

Comprising a round-section tapering shank with ribbed collar to each end; polyhedral block to each end, quatrefoil bit with openwork design, pierced suspension lug. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari II. The Artefacts, Helsinki, 1982, pl.111 (4252).

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