Classical Antiquities and Ancient Coins

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Viking Silver Thor's Hammer Necklace, Circa 10th-11th Century AD

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Start price: £1,200

Estimated price: £3,000 - £6,000

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A substantial silver necklace comprising: an openwork trichinopoly chain with D-section beast-head terminals each with granule and filigree detailing; free-running Thor’s hammer pendant with filigree ornament to the upper face. Cf. Magnus, B. et al., Bird, Beast and Man in Nordic Iron Age Art, Vol.2, Koln, 2005, items 77, 106, 239 (chain), Kongl. Vitterhets Historie och Antiquities Akademiens M?nadsblad, 1895 (pendant). 33 grams, 50 cm long . Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Weight: 32.84 g

Weight: 32.84 GR