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LOT 1248

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

VIKING AGE SILVER AXE PENDANT
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (1.68 grams, 31 mm).

A silver axehead pendant and suspension loop with ends coiled about the shank. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.107.

CONDITION
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