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LOT 1395

Viking Age Bronze Comb Pendant

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (26.8 grams, 65 mm).

Comprising a roughly semi-circular profile, suspension lug to apex, slightly flared arms with zoomorph decoration, punched ring-and-dot and zigzags to both sides. [No Reserve]

Provenance

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

CONDITION

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LOT 1395

Viking Age Bronze Comb Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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