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LOT 0348
Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Tau Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.62 grams, 31 mm).
Cruciform hollow pendant with applied interlaced granulation to the obverse, filigree borders and scrolled interlaced 'face' design on the suspension bar. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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 0348
Scandinavian Viking Silver Filigree Tau Cross Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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