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LOT 0298
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Wolf's Tooth
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (16.2 grams, 85 mm).
Comprising a tubular sleeve with raised collar above and below, the body with chevrons and hatched panels, ring loop above, set with a canine tooth secured with a rivet.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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