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LOT 1348
Viking Age Bronze Implement Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (16.6 grams, 88 mm).
With short chain of doubled links, plaque with high-relief tendril design, bird-head finial and hook to the reverse; part of a female chatelaine assemblage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CVIII, for similar examples.
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Opening Bid: £250
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