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LOT 1758
Viking Period Silver Mount Pair
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6 grams total, 18.5 mm).
Each a square block with concave sides and for ring-and-dot motifs, with trapezoidal extension and ledge at the base; two mounting posts to reverse. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old English collection, 1980s.
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