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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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Viking Period Silver Coiled Ring
8th-10th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £416
A coiled silver ring comprising five slender tiers and tapering terminals, the central three coils plain, the upper and lower most tiers decorated with punched rectangles within expanded elliptical panels. 5.25 grams, 21.85 mm overall, 17.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
