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Viking Age Gold-in-Glass Bead Necklace String with Axe Pendants Viking Age Gold-in-Glass Bead Necklace String with Axe Pendants Viking Age Gold-in-Glass Bead Necklace String with Axe Pendants
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LOT 1909

Viking Age Gold-in-Glass Bead Necklace String with Axe Pendants

9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

22 in. (23.5 grams, 56 cm).

Restrung looped necklace of gold-in-glass beads, opaque red glass seed beads and sheet-bronze axe-shaped pendants; modern clasp. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Formerly in a private collection formed before 1950.
Ex property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1909

Viking Age Gold-in-Glass Bead Necklace String with Axe Pendants

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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