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LOT 0330
Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (96.4 grams, 88 mm).
With discoid base and four straps containing the sphere, attached to a narrow collar at the top with a suspension ring; punched decoration to the straps.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
Literature
Cf. similar set in gold in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.22.139.51.
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LOT 0330
Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
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