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LOT 1668
Viking Age Silver Chain
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
25 3/4 in. (24.9 grams, 65.5 cm).
Box-link type with butted joints. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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