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LOT 1714
Viking Age Bear's Tooth Pendant with Bronze Fittings
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (36.3 grams, 95 mm).
Comprising a large bear's tooth pierced with bronze coiled loop, remains of double-link chain and rusted iron ring. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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