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LOT 1568
Viking Age Gold Cloisonné Animal-Shaped Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.53 grams, 20 mm).
Fragment with central area divided into three rectangular cells, D-shaped cell to the end and lateral triangle, irregular scoped cell above; probably from a larger cloisonné decorative item.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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