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LOT 1346
Viking Age Traded Hacked Gold Bar Section
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.42 grams, 14 mm).
The rectangular bar with a cut at each end. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since at least the early 2000s.
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