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LOT 0321

Scandinavian Viking Silver-Gilt Filigree Mask Pendant

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (5.63 grams, 50 mm).

Hollow-formed and ovate in plan with applied filigree detailing of a bearded mask; pierced suspension lug above; gilding possibly later. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12547-231366.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LXXXIX, items 7, 20, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0321

Scandinavian Viking Silver-Gilt Filigree Mask Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400

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