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Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Tau Cross Pendant Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Tau Cross Pendant Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Tau Cross Pendant
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LOT 0322

Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Tau Cross Pendant

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (5.05 grams, 35 mm).

Cruciform hollow pendant with applied granulation to the obverse, filigree borders and scrolled 'eyes' on the suspension bar. [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.227, for type.

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LOT 0322

Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Tau Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640

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