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LOT 1369

Viking Age Gold Scutiform Pendant

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (1.94 grams, 23 mm).

Composed of a flat-section discoid body, pierced lobe for suspension, central pellet, four smaller pellets around and band to the border, eight lozenge stamps each with four pellets. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private UK collection before 2014.

CONDITION

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LOT 1369

Viking Age Gold Scutiform Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £624

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