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Viking Age Silver Facing Bird Pendant Viking Age Silver Facing Bird Pendant Viking Age Silver Facing Bird Pendant
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LOT 0345

Viking Age Silver Facing Bird Pendant

CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (5.46 grams, 43 mm).

Zoomorphic, in the form of a bird with wing and feather detailing highlighted in filigree, the suspension tube forming the bird's head, curved beak below, beaded filigree collars and coiled wire to each arm of the suspension loop. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Magnus, B., Men, Gods and Masks in Nordic Iron Age Art, Volume 1, Köln, 2003, item 227, for similar type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0345

Viking Age Silver Facing Bird Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160

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