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LOT 1398
Viking Age Silver Inlaid Iron Strap End
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (45.8 grams, 44 mm).
Punch-decorated with ring-and-dot motifs with shallow cells between. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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