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LOT 2052
Viking Age Bronze Lunar Pendant with Snake
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (8.35 grams, 48 mm).
Crescentic pendant with faux rope decoration, at the centre a sinuous snake.
ProvenanceEx Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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