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LOT 1254

Viking Age Bronze Beast Pendant

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (6.48 grams, 38 mm).

Composed of an discoid body with integral suspension loop; openwork design of a zoomorph enmeshed in tendrils, pellet detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item K-52, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1254

Viking Age Bronze Beast Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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