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VIKING SILVER GILT ODIN GRIPPING RAVENS AMULET
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C. 700-1100. Viking Age. Gilded silver amulet featuring a disc shape with an integral suspension loop. The central section depicts the god Odin gripping two ravens. The ravens probably represent Hugin and Munin (pronounced “HOO-gin” and “MOO-nin”; Old Norse Huginn and Muninn), two ravens in Norse mythology who are helping spirits of Odin, the god of knowledge, war and battle. Excellent condition; wearable. Size: L:23mm / W:18mm ; 3g; Provenance: From the private collection of a South London art professional; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market in the 1990s.
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C. 700-1100. Viking Age. Gilded silver amulet featuring a disc shape with an integral suspension loop. The central section depicts the god Odin gripping two ravens. The ravens probably represent Hugin and Munin (pronounced “HOO-gin” and “MOO-nin”; Old Norse Huginn and Muninn), two ravens in Norse mythology who are helping spirits of Odin, the god of knowledge, war and battle. Excellent condition; wearable. Size: L:23mm / W:18mm ; 3g; Provenance: From the private collection of a South London art professional; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market in the 1990s.
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Bloomsbury
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WC1A 2JH
United Kingdom
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