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LOT 1453
Viking Bronze Urnes Style Mount
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (12.3 grams, 33 mm).
With intertwined bands and openwork detailing, pierced lugs to the rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1862,0321.7.
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