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LOT 1590

Viking Age Silver Decorated Axe-Shaped Pendant

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (1.95 grams, 30 mm).

Trapezoidal in plan with punched pellets and pointillé border, central serpent motif. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1590

Viking Age Silver Decorated Axe-Shaped Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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