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VIKING GOLD AXE-SHAPED PENDANT WITH A GOLD RING.
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VIKING GOLD AXE-SHAPED PENDANT WITH A GOLD RING.
Estimate £750 - £1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
VIKING GOLD AXE-SHAPED PENDANT WITH A GOLD RING.
Ca. AD 700 - 900.
A gold pendant formed as an axe head with a flaring blade and a narrow neck, suspended from a plain gold hoop.
For similar see: P. Kucera, Early medieval miniature axes of Makarov's type 2 in the Baltic Sea Region, f. 1, p. 123.
Size: 27mm x 14mm; Weight: 2.3g
Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Belgium art market in the 1980s.
This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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