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LOT 0319
Viking Silver Filigree Bird Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (5.62 grams, 36 mm).
Hollow-formed with aviform body, applied filigree loops with granulated detailing, integral tubular bale with stylised face. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12986-243346.
Cf. Magnus, B., Men, Gods and Masks in Nordic Iron Age Art, Volume 1, Köln, 2003, item 227, for similar type.
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