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Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals
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LOT 0320

Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

34 7/8 in. (165 grams, 88.5 cm).

Openwork trichinopoly chain with D-section beast-head terminals each with granule and filigree detailing, pierced at the lower end to accept a round-section hoop. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12499-231368.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

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

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LOT 0320

Scandinavian Viking Silver Chain Necklace with Gilt Silver Dragon Terminals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950

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