Description:

Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A fine, heavy silver pendant hammered into the form of an axe with an elongated triangular head and a large socket for attachment. The form has been cast as a single part, with a drilled perforation for suspension. The surface of the axe and the sides of its handle have been stamped regularly with one of the most ubiquitous metal decorations of the Viking period, a triangle with three small, raised pellets inside of it. These were made by applying a punch onto the object's surface shortly after it was cast, and their meaning is unknown. Size: 0.85" W x 1.8" H (2.2 cm x 4.6 cm); weight: 19.8 grams

Provenance: private New York, USA collection

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#124284

  • Condition: Very light patina; shape and details are in excellent condition. Cord shown in photograph not included.

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