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LOT 0379
Viking Decorated 'Owl' Pendant
8TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4 in.) (6.45 grams, 38 mm (27 grams total, 10.1 cm including stand)).
Voided heart-shaped pendant with integral loop; row of crescents to the arms, two ellipsoid bulbs and knop between.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market, 1994.
Private collection, London.
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