Viking Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head

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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