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LOT 1525
Viking Age Gold-Capped Bone Hammer Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (4.71 grams, 36 mm).
With sheet gold fittings and wire, knop finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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