Viking Age Bronze Beast Pendant
10th-11th century A.D. Composed of an discoid body with integral suspension loop; openwork design of a zoomorph enmeshed in tendrils, pellet detailing. Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item K-52, for type. 6.48 grams, 38 mm (1 1/2 in.).

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

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