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LOT 1673
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Pendant
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (5.42 grams, 39 mm).
Lentoid in plan with openwork image of a small bird being seized by a larger predator; loop to apex. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
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