VIKING SILVER AXE-SHAPED PENDANT

拍品描述

Ca. AD 700 - 1100. A silver axe-shaped pendant with a broad, flaring blade, a tapered cheek and a rounded socket, suspended from a twisted wire ring with overlapping terminals. For similar see: P. Kucipera, S. Wadyl, Early medieval miniature axes of Makarov?s type 2 in the Baltic Sea Region, fig.1. Size: 32mm x 17mm; Weight: 3g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Dutch art market, 1990's.

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