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LOT 2042
Viking Age Bronze Tweezers
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (4.58 grams, 44 mm).
With broad arms and rounded finials; incised ring-and-dot detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Viking Age Silver-Gilt Gripping Beast Pendant
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Pre-Viking Age Bronze Shaman Pendant
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Flat in section with spread wings and talons to the lower body, feather detailing to tail and wings; male mask above, flanked by profile bird-heads at the pinions; loop to reverse; Samoyed type. 18.58 grams, 66.13 mm
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