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LOT 1585
Viking Age Silver Mount with Lunar Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (2.65 grams, 45 mm).
Discoid mount with repoussé animal design, pierced for attachment of a crescent dangle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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