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LOT 1242
Viking Age Silver Axe-Shaped Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.16 grams, 30 mm).
A silver pendant with integral loop, double-lozenge (twibill) in shape with horizontal gusset.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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