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LOT 1773
Viking Age Gold Pendant with Natural Garnets
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.54 grams, 27 mm).
Hoop with cell and dangle with irregular garnet beads, spherical dangle finial.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Fine condition.
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