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LOT 1654
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
SCANDINAVIAN VIKING SACRIFICED BRONZE PENDANT CROSSES ON LOOP
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.46 grams, pendant: 36 mm wide).
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.46 grams, pendant: 36 mm wide).
Wire loop with coiled ends attached to two cruciform pendants; each with Corpus Christi beneath a cross pommy, one with raised border, the other low-relief. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1, Borgen, 2005, item 239, for type.
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TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
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