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LOT 1326
Viking Silver Zoomorphic Hook Fastener
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (2.24 grams, 31 mm).
Of sub-triangular shape, incised segmented border; pierced. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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