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LOT 1757
Viking Bronze Eagle Mount
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.77 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.
From the private collection of a Kent, 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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