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LOT 1645
Viking Bronze Pendant with Decorated Dragon
EARLY 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (34.3 grams, 15.5 cm).
Comprising a S-shaped hollow bar with inlaid silverstrips and ring-and-dot motifs, cluster of trapezoidal dangles to head and tail.
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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