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LOT 0316
Viking Stamped Silver Spoon with Loop
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (11.3 grams, 90 mm).
Comprising a broad shallow bowl and a flat triangular handle with stamped triangle ornament; suspension loop with coiled ends.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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