Viking Age Horse Pendant with Duck Feet Chain Drops. 9th-11th century A.D. A bronze Finno-Ugric zoomorphic pendant formed as a pair of addorsed horse-heads in profile with suspension loop between; bar with six short pendant chains each terminating with a pendant formed as the foot of a wading bird. Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LI (8), for similar. 80 grams, 11 cm high (4 1/4 in.) Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

Fine condition.