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LOT 1354

Scandinavian Viking Silver Gripping Beast Pendant

LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (4.7 grams, 32 mm).

Of Riddarholmen type (also widespread in the historical Rus region), with integral loop; the openwork plaque with banded border and four panels, internal stylised zoomorph with hatched panel to the hip, gripping three-fingered hands to the body and border, two detailed feet, clearly visible facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.2.01-03.

CONDITION
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LOT 1354

Scandinavian Viking Silver Gripping Beast Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £585

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