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LOT 1567

Viking Age Bronze Cross Pendant

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

2 7/8 in. (27.2 grams, 73 mm).

Flat-section cruciform plaque with tong-and-dot detailing to obverse, barrel-shaped Byzantine-style suspension loop.

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1567

Viking Age Bronze Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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