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LOT 0341
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Pendant with Beast Facing Back
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.59 grams, 28 mm high).
With beast facing right, head turned back left; tail curled above to meet the head; within an annulet border with suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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