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LOT 1334
Viking Age Silver and Bronze Disc Mount
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (16.7 grams, 35 mm).
The surface slightly domed, Bidriware silver facing with geometric motifs within concentric annular borders; three of four remaining lugs to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
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