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LOT 1927

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.

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LOT 1927

Viking Bronze 'Bear's Tooth' Amulet with Chain

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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