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Viking Age Silver-Gilt Entwined Beasts Mount Viking Age Silver-Gilt Entwined Beasts Mount Viking Age Silver-Gilt Entwined Beasts Mount
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LOT 1534

Viking Age Silver-Gilt Entwined Beasts Mount

10TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (11.9 grams, 46 mm).

Composed of a convex elliptical body with hole to the centre, chamfered sides; central panel of Borre Style zoomorphic decoration; three attachment pegs to the underside. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a German collector.

CONDITION
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LOT 1534

Viking Age Silver-Gilt Entwined Beasts Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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