Scandinavian Viking Silver Earring

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (2.65 grams, 22 mm).

Comprising a hinged loop and hollow-formed crescent with granulated edges, hatched detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.

Literature

Cf. Makarov, N.A. (ed.), Rus v IX-X Vekach: Archeologicheskaya Panorama Moscow, 2012, p.332, items 5-8, for type.

CONDITION

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