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LOT 1463
Viking Age Silver Earring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.25 grams, 30 mm).
With round-section hook, filigree collars, granulated bulb and flanking panels, openwork panel above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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