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LOT 1539
Viking Age Jellinge Style Bronze Regardant Beast Pendant
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.13 grams, 28 mm).
A Scandinavian pendant of Kipplingeberg type (also widespread in the historical Rus region), with regardant beast and foliage.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
Literature
Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item J.2.02.
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LOT 1539
Viking Age Jellinge Style Bronze Regardant Beast Pendant
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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