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LOT 0337
Viking Silver Freyr and Freyja Casket Mount
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.39 grams, 22 mm).
Rectangular with beaded border and pin-hole to each corner; low-relief scene of a male standing left wearing an open-fronted coat extending his arms towards an opposed female in floor-length robe, holding a hooked staff and with her long hair draped to her rear.
ProvenanceEx Paul Revell, circa 1985.
From a private UK collection, 1980s onwards.
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