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Viking Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head

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An image of Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head. Pierced at the base of the shaft. Shows signs of bending at the point where head joins shaft.  Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. 850-999. Viking.

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Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head. Pierced at the base of the shaft. Shows signs of bending at the point where head joins shaft. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. 850-999. Viking.

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  • Accession Number: CM.569-2010
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 790 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 368.41kB
  • Exposure time: 1/25
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2017:11:15 13:26:21

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10th Century 9th Century AD Fitz_CM hammer jewellery Norse pendant Thor Thor's hammer tools Torksey Viking

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