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LOT 1587
Viking Age Gold Hammer Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (0.18 grams, 8 mm).
Hollow-formed sheet gold pendant with shank and curved head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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