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LOT 1828
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Gilt Bronze Pendant
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (8.23 grams, 37 mm).
With elaborate decoration; a central motif surrounded by four wave-like double ropework scrolls with triangles in the field within a ropework border; apex loop with Thor's head above.
Provenance
Found in Harling, Norfolk, UK, on 11th January 2024.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.TBA.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 98, items 17-19, and for discussion; see Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for discussion and comparable examples.
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