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LOT 1625
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. [No Reserve]
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 1625
Viking Age Jellinge Style Bronze Regardant Beast Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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