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LOT 1326
Viking Age Gold Beast-Headed Pendant
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.28 grams, 14 mm).
Hollow-formed, displaying a stylised beast head in relief; pierced through one terminal for suspension and with a flattened suspension loop to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Chaban-Delmas, J. (ed.), L'Or des Vikings, Bordeaux, 1969, pl.15, for type.
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