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LOT 1866

Viking Decorated Bronze Axehead Section

9TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (56.4 grams, 56 mm).

Amuletic pendant shaped as an axeblade, design with ropework and hatched borders, Side A: incised '[B] 13' and zigzag panel; Side B: ring-and-dot motifs, undulating lines, 'DJ(?)'.

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 1866

Viking Decorated Bronze Axehead Section

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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