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LOT 1796
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Gripping Beast Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (7.97 grams, 39 mm).
With an integral loop, the openwork plaque with pelletted border and four panels, internal stylised zoomorph, facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item K-4, for type.
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LOT 1796
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Gripping Beast Pendant
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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