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LOT 0324
Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Lozenge-Shaped Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.45 grams, 37 mm).
With braided filigree borders, looped filigree bands, granules and other ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1, Borgen, 2005, pl.204, for type.
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LOT 0324
Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Lozenge-Shaped Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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