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LOT 1573
Viking Age Silver Double Axehead Pendant
CIRCA 8TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (6.68 grams, 43 mm).
Twibil pendant with flared blades and central elliptical shaft-hole.
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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