Viking Age Bronze Dragon-Headed Ship Pendant. 8th-10th century A.D. Twisted wire loop with swivel joint and loop, vertical twisted pendant and pierced bar with horse-head finials; Finno-Ugric type; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XXIX, item 12, for type. 140 grams total, pendant: 12.5 cm (18.8 cm including stand) (7 3/8 in.). From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.