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LOT 1829
Viking Age Bronze Raven's Beak Pendant
10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (16.8 grams, 55 mm).
With domed eye and tendril surround ending in loops, substantial suspension loop to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990.
Ex property of a professional collector.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXIV (12), for type.
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