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LOT 0346
Large Viking Age Silver Filigree Lunate Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (7.22 grams, 45 mm).
Decorated with filigree wire borders and a granulated field, truncated conical bosses also adorned with granules, granules forming lozenges to the tubular suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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