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LOT 1442
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (35 grams total, 24-39 mm).
Comprising: openwork cruciform, knot and regardant beast motifs, together with a discoid pendant with raised scrolled crescents, a vegetal design and sun whorl; each with suspension loop. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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