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LOT 1732

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.

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).

CONDITION

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LOT 1732

Viking Age Decorated Bronze Key

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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