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LOT 0311
Large Viking Silver Filigree Lunate Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (10.5 grams, 57 mm).
With zones of applied granulation to the D-shaped body, applied bosses with granule clusters, filigree borders and detailing, straps to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XCI (1), for type.
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