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LOT 1423
Viking Socketted Iron Spearhead
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
8 3/4 in. (162 grams, 22 cm long (229 grams total including stand)).
Leaf-shaped blade and tapering, round-section socket, pierced for attachment to a shaft; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English 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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