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LOT 1470
Viking Age Gold Biconical Bead
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.91 grams, 10 mm).
Adorned with filigree wire and twisted wire collars. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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