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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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