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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1714

Viking Age Bear's Tooth Pendant with Bronze Fittings

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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