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LOT 1450

Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (2.99 grams, 40 mm).

Composed of a free-running wedge-shaped head with sun burst to one face and repoussé pellets to the cutting edge, suspended on a slender carinated ring. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex UK collection since the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1450

Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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