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Viking Axe Pendant Mould
Viking Axe Pendant Mould
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Description
9th-12th century AD. A bronze mould for a pelta-shaped pendant with pointill? pattern, transverse slot to accept a pin. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate VII, item 21. Axe pendants are associated with Thor as a variant on the hammer pendants, but are more commonly seen as the symbol of the Slavic god Perun who had a major shrine on the peninsula of Peryn near Veliky Novgorod, Russia. 20 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). [No Reserve]
Condition
Fine condition. Rare.
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