Bidspirit auction | VIKING SILVER MJOLNIR WITH TRIANGLES

VIKING SILVER MJOLNIR WITH TRIANGLES - Ca. AD 800 - 1100.This beautiful silver Viking pendant depicts Mjolnir. Mjolnir is the legendary hammer wielded by the Norse god of thunder, Thor. The hammer is decorated on one side with a series of petite triangular stamps. The pendant's perforated tip enables it to be worn on a necklace strand.Size: 29mm x 27mm; Weight: 7gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.