Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A diminutive Thor's Hammer, a pendant hammered into the form of a simple hammer with a gently pointed head. The head has been cast as one part with a long handle that ends in a drilled perforation for suspension. The surface of the hammer and the sides of its handle have been stamped regularly with one of the most ubiquitous metal decorations of the Viking period, a triangle with three small, raised pellets inside of it. These were made by applying a punch onto the object's surface shortly after it was cast. Size: 0.7" W x 1.1" H (1.8 cm x 2.8 cm); 2.83 grams

Small Thor's hammers were worn as religious amulets throughout the Viking era, usually made of silver and usually hung on silver chains. Some even made it to the Christian era - there is a famous example of a Thor's hammer amulet from Fossi, Iceland, that has been turned into a cross.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection

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Light patina from age.