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.

CONDITION

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