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LOT 1361
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).
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