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LOT 1739
Viking Period Bronze Pendant with Duck-Foot Dangles
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (24.8 grams, 70 mm).
Circular plaque with seven loops and another at the apex, the lower five loops each with 'duck-foot' type dangle; Finno-Ugric type. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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