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LOT 1927

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

VIKING BRONZE 'BEAR'S TOOTH' AMULET WITH CHAIN
9TH–EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (36.8 grams, 19 cm).

Comprising: a length of double-link bronze chain; pendant amuletic formed as a bear's tooth with ribbed shank and two pairs of incised ring-and-dot motifs; Baltic workmanship.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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