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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]

Provenance

Private 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.

Literature

Cf. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1, Borgen, 2005, pl.204, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0324

Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Lozenge-Shaped Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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