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LOT 1187
Viking Age Gold Chip-Carved Bronze 'Plunder' Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.75 grams, 26 mm).
The majority of an early Saxon wrist clasp with style 1 ornament, later pierced for suspension as a pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Ex property of a Worcestershire gentleman.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2014.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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LOT 1187
Viking Age Gold Chip-Carved Bronze 'Plunder' Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Viking Age Gold Elf Shot Pendant
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
