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LOT 1775
Medieval Bronze Pendant with Fang
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (7.53 grams, 54 mm).
Composed of the tooth of a bear or wolf held in a claw setting with oval cross-section, a band of vegetal ornament around the top, suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEuropean collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Commemorating a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Ubaldus (1085-1160) in Gubbio.
