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LOT 1732
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Belt Mount Pair
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.37 grams total, 20-21 mm).
Each a heater-shaped plaque with indented upper edge, domed obverse with stylised animal-mask detailing in a beaded border; mounting pins to reverse, remains of leather; Avar workmanship. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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