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LOT 0389
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Pendant with Odin and his Ravens Huginn and Muninn
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.96 grams, 20 mm).
With integral loop, border enclosing a low-relief image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Hammond, B. M., British Artefacts Volume 2 - Middle Saxon and Viking, p.57, item 1.5.3-f; and Korshyn, V.E., Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item M.2.02.
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LOT 0389
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Pendant with Odin and his Ravens Huginn and Muninn
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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