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Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant with Bird Heads Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant with Bird Heads Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant with Bird Heads
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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]

Provenance

Ex 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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LOT 1831

Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant with Bird Heads

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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