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LOT 0386

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GBP (£) 2,000 - 3,000
EUR (€) 2,400 - 3,600
USD ($) 2,550 - 3,820

Current bid: £1,800 (+bp*)
(4 Bids, Reserve met)

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(4 Bids, Reserve met)   |   Current bid: £1,800
VIKING SILVER THOR'S HAMMER PENDANT
8TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2 3/8 in.) (6.73 grams, 29 mm (22.2 grams total, 59 mm high including stand)).

Flat-section with integral facial detailing to the suspension lug, low-relief lattice design to the obverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Koenigsberg, Germany.
Private collection, New York, USA.
with Artemis Gallery, 9 February 2021.
Private collection, London.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12434-226853.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.104.

CONDITION