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LOT 1253
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Lobed Belt Mount
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.8 grams, 27 mm).
Of annular form with four large discoid lobes alternating with smaller ones, parcel-gilt wreath band; four mounting rivets to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
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