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LOT 1672
Large Scandinavian Viking Bronze Horse Harness Pendant
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (60 grams, 12.1 cm).
Broad sheet-bronze disc with band of repoussé bosses to the edge, applied cross-bands to the obverse and central boss; applied attachment loop with tremolier detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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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