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LOT 1227
Viking Age Gold Axe-Shaped Bead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1/4 in. (0.34 grams, 10.34 mm).
Sheet-gold bead with applied granules to both flat faces. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Literature
Cf. Adamsen, C. et al., Sorte Muld, Rønne, 2008, p.85, item 3, for similar.
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