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LOT 1775
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Fastener with Entwined Beasts
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (3.42 grams, 37 mm).
Toggle-type fastener with disc on a narrow neck; the plaque with knotwork panel and serpent-heads; possibly for a purse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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