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LOT 1714
Viking Age Silver Axehead Pendant
CIRCA 8TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (3.75 grams, 44 mm).
Tapering axehead pendant on a ring with coiled ends, triangular punched detailing.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Wolf-Head Strap End
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