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LOT 0392

Viking Age Scandinavian Gold Filigree Pendant with Terslev Motif

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (7.99 grams, 40 mm).

Disc with integral loop secured at the reverse; obverse with applied filigree Terslev ornament of three radiating looped knots and interstitial loops. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12113-212333.

Literature

Cf. Kershaw, J.F., Viking Identities. Scandinavian Jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, pl.4, for type.

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LOT 0392

Viking Age Scandinavian Gold Filigree Pendant with Terslev Motif

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800

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