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LOT 1473
Viking Age Bronze Decorated Lunar Pendant
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (16.4 grams, 30 mm).
Stamped with sunburst or flowerhead motifs to both faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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