Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Cross

9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (2.3 grams, 24 mm).

With reserved cross on a textured field, bifacial design, pierced suspension lug. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.

Literature

Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LVII (19).

CONDITION

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