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Viking Age Bronze Interlaced Serpent Pendant Viking Age Bronze Interlaced Serpent Pendant Viking Age Bronze Interlaced Serpent Pendant
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LOT 1764

Viking Age Bronze Interlaced Serpent Pendant

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (13.8 grams, 45 mm).

Openwork formed as an interlaced body of a slender serpent, head with incised details, some ribbed decoration to the body; suspension loop to the top. [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.

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LOT 1764

Viking Age Bronze Interlaced Serpent Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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