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LOT 1893
Viking Bronze Eagle Mount
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.76 grams, 23 mm).
Modelled with splayed wings and head turned; attachment spikes to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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