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LOT 0326
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Odin Pendant with Ravens
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.76 grams, 21 mm).
A discoid silver pendant with integral loop, beaded border enclosing a low-relief niello image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Hammond, B. M., British Artefacts Volume 2 - Middle Saxon and Viking, p.57, item 1.5.3-f; Korshyn, V.E., Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item M.2.02.
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LOT 0326
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Odin Pendant with Ravens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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