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LOT 0315
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Huginn and Muninn
CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.01 grams, 30 mm high).
Composed of an openwork discoid body displaying the two mythical ravens Huginn and Muninn positioned back-to-back, heads turned to face each other, simple detailing to their feathers and raised notched border; suspension loop to apex. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
FootnotesIn Norse mythology, these two ravens were sent on daily flights around the world by the god Odin. Believed to have been granted the power of speech by Odin, the birds would perch on the god's shoulders to relay news gathered on their travels.
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