Astonishing Viking Era bronze zoomorphic pendant made circa 900-1100 AD in the areas along the Baltic Sea. It depicts a bird with intricately crafted details on the obverse and reverse. Both sides consist of a head with a clearly marked muzzle and an ellipse-shaped eyes, beautifully shaped wings made of convex lines between which are originally preserved earthen deposits and other precisely made anatomical elements of animal enclosed in a naturally presenting silhouette. In the upper part of the bird's back is located a loop for suspension. Pendant will be accompanied with modern jewelry cord ended by clasp. It's an extremely rare, museum quality artifact! Dimensions: 44 mm (W) x 41 mm (H) Very good condition - intact, well-preserved Certificate of Authenticity (COA) with all information about the artifact and its photos will be included. Document is providing the owner of this object its lifetime authenticity warranty. PROVENANCE INFORMATION: Purchased by the current owner from ancient art expert Dr. Ivan Bonchev (University Of Oxford, PhD in Classical Archaeology) private London, UK collection. Previous ownership history: - Private London, UK collection (collected in the 80's) - Ancient art expert Dr. Ivan Bonchev private London, UK collection