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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.

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1714

Viking Age Silver Axehead Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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