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LOT 0390
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Beast Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.72 grams, 24 mm).
Discoid with integral loop, stylised bird on a hatched field. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Viking Mount with Entwined Beasts
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Acquired on the London art market, 1997. Private collection, London.
