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LOT 1600
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Bear's Tooth
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (15.5 grams, 56 mm).
Comprising the canine tooth of a wolf or large dog, with silver filigree collar and suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LVIII, item 10.
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