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LOT 0302
Viking Age Gold and Rock Crystal Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.87 grams, 32 mm).
The sheet-gold setting with plaited wire border and filigree 'knots' holding a polished rock crystal; tubular suspension loop decorated with interlace knot motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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