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LOT 1422
Viking Age Strap Distributor
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (24.2 grams, 74 mm).
Composed of a ring and two free-moving foliate style openwork hubs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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