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LOT 1634

Viking Age Gold Bracteate Pendant

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

1/2 in. (0.51 grams, 13 mm).

A circular repoussé pendant with four raised domes to the centre arranged in the shape of a cross, stamped pellets to the border.

Provenance

Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1634

Viking Age Gold Bracteate Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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