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LOT 0323
Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (5.04 grams, 41 mm).
Discoid with applied discs, filigree looped bands, granules and other detailing. [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.226, for type.
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