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LOT 1416
Viking Age Iron Key
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (49 grams, 13 cm).
Latchlifter type with balustered shank, pierced lozengiform lug, square bit with intricate pierced design; traces of linear ornament to the shank. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, item, 1.13-g, for type.
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