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LOT 1825
Viking Age Whetstone Blade Sharpener
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (23.4 grams, 81 mm).
Oval stone with one thinned end of keeled profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Viking Age Bronze Pendant Hanger with Horse Heads
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From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
