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LOT 0336
Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Foot Dangles
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (49.2 grams, 98 mm).
Openwork rectangular plaque with stylised curved finials, pair of attachment loops to the reverse; seven suspension loops to the underside, each with a duck foot dangle; Finno-Ugric type. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XXIX, item 19, for type.
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LOT 0336
Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Foot Dangles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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