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LOT 0366
Viking Silver-Gilt Bird Pendant with Bearded Mask
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (32.3 grams, 70 mm).
Comprising a stylised bird in plan with high-relief detailing, pellet eyes, knotwork to the shoulders and gilt bands below, bearded mask to the lower back and knotwork disc above, niello detailing, hollow to the underside, two wire loops to the lateral flanges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Marcus Hollersberger, Solophurn, Switzerland, in 1980.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12736-234209.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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