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LOT 1512
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.
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