Large Viking Silver Interlaced Chain with Amuletic Rock Crystal Pendant

10TH CENTURY A.D.

47 1/4 in. (367 grams, 120 cm).

Comprising: openwork trichinopoly chain with sleeve terminals each with a loop and bar closure; spherical rock crystal pendant with silver wire cage and mounting cap.

Provenance

Private collection, Europe, mid-1990s.
Private collection, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12985-246022.

Literature

Cf. Magnus, B. et al., Bird, Beast and Man in Nordic Iron Age Art, Vol.2, Koln, 2005, item 239 (chain).

CONDITION

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