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LOT 0345
Estimate
GBP (£) 1,000 - 1,400
EUR (€) 1,170 - 1,630
USD ($) 1,260 - 1,760
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
VIKING AGE SILVER FACING BIRD PENDANT
CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (5.46 grams, 43 mm).
CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (5.46 grams, 43 mm).
Zoomorphic, in the form of a bird with wing and feather detailing highlighted in filigree, the suspension tube forming the bird's head, curved beak below, beaded filigree collars and coiled wire to each arm of the suspension loop. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Magnus, B., Men, Gods and Masks in Nordic Iron Age Art, Volume 1, Köln, 2003, item 227, for similar type.
