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LOT 0320
Saxon Gold Pendant with Cabochon Garnet
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.38 grams, 24 mm).
Tongue-shaped gold cell with applied bands of braided filigree, inset cabochon garnet; integral loop.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 24.11, for similar.
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