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LOT 1515
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Mount with Birds
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (15.3 grams, 32 mm).
Standing addorsed within a pelletted roundel; three attachment lugs to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Inspired Decorated Bronze Omega Brooch Group
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