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LOT 1266
Viking Age Lozenge-Shaped Silver Filigree Pendant
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (2.78 grams, 33 mm).
A silver lozenge-shaped pendant with integral loop, applied filigree pattern of spirals and tendrils, applied granules. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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