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LOT 1262

Viking Age Silver-Gilt Artefact Group

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 - 2 in. (7.19 grams total, 25-52 mm).

Comprising: a slender mount with single piercing, possibly representing Hercules' club; implement finial with figure standing holding a book and staff, possibly Saint Peter, suspension loop to top of head. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1262

Viking Age Silver-Gilt Artefact Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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