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LOT 0361
Pre-Viking Age Bronze Shaman Pendant
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (18.58 grams, 66.13 mm).
Flat in section with spread wings and talons to the lower body, feather detailing to tail and wings; male mask above, flanked by profile bird-heads at the pinions; loop to reverse; Samoyed type.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13290-253202.
Literature
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, table CI (32), for type.
Footnotes
The pendant likely represents the soul of the shaman in bird form on a spirit journey.
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