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LOT 2086
Viking Age Silver Duck Foot Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (1.63 grams, 31 mm).
Silver ovoid pendant with incised duck-foot detailing, mounted on a wire suspension ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XXIX, item 19, for type.
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