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LOT 1512

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

VIKING AGE GOLD AXE PENDANT
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.53 grams, 14 mm).

Sheet-gold twibill pendant with filigree detailing.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.107, for bronze axe pendants.

CONDITION
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