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LOT 1831
Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant with Bird Heads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.89 grams, 24 mm).
Formed as a crescentic plaque with integral loop, each horn terminating in an avian head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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