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LOT 0359
Viking Bronze Valhalla Hall Emblem
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (42 grams, 97 mm).
Comprising a rectangular bar pierced at the centre with two crescents above, pierced crosses below and median D-shaped plaque with loops to the lower edge for attachment of dangles.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Zarina, A., Salaspils Laukskolas Kapulauks, 10-13 gadsimts, Riga, 2006, p.259, nos.14, 21, for similar examples.
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LOT 0359
Viking Bronze Valhalla Hall Emblem
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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