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LOT 0289
Scandinavian Viking Silver Pendant with Beast
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.53 grams, 24 mm).
Discoid type with suspension loops, pellets to the border enclosing a bird-head in profile; Baltic type. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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