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LOT 1239
Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.27 grams, 21 mm).
A silver miniature axehead with integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.107.
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