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LOT 1752
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Cross Cross Mount
CAROLINGIAN, 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.37 grams, 28 mm).
Fragment from a decorative appliqué with high-relief scrolled tendril ornament. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
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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