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LOT 1633
Viking Age Silver Shield-Shaped Pendant with Sun
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (0.97 grams, 29 mm).
Disc-shaped with incised Sol Invictus motif; integral loop with end wound about the shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Viking Age Silver Axe-Shaped Pendant with Ring
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Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes
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Fine condition.
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