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LOT 1766

Viking Bronze Bifacial Tongue-Shaped Mount

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (11.4 grams, 31 mm).

Openwork type with opposed perching birds of prey flanking ahead. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1766

Viking Bronze Bifacial Tongue-Shaped Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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