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LOT 2047
Viking Age Silver Axehead Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (4.9 grams, 41 mm).
Flat-section axehead dangle attached to a sturdy wire suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Fuglesang, S.H., Viking and medieval amulets in Scandinavia in Fornvännen, Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, 1989, no.84, pp.15-27, fig.2.
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