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LOT 1262
Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (7.75 grams, 57 mm).
A silver pendant composed of a hoop with coiled terminals and a free-moving axehead pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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