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LOT 1263
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (18 grams total, 19-25 mm).
Comprising: a lunar pendant with segmented bar and suspension loop; a discoid plaque likely portraying Odin gripping ravens; pendant with domed body and vegetal motif, suspension loop above; a trapezoidal pendant with suspension loop, displaying an animal mask in relief featuring long, curled whiskers extending the height of the plaque. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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