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LOT 1528
Viking Socketted Iron Spearhead
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (102 grams, 18 cm).
A short, leaf-shaped blade and tapering, round-section socket, pierced for attachment to a shaft. [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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