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LOT 0292
Viking Age Gold Earrings with Amethyst Gemstones
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 - 2 1/8 in. (9.65 grams total, 48-54 mm).
Matched pair, filigree bands and amethyst olive drops with dangles. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.115.
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