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LOT 0387
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Filigree Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (7.17 grams, 46 mm).
Discoid plate with integral suspension loop secured at the reverse, symmetrical design of applied silver granules and silver wire with granulated boss to the centre and radiating arms; braided wire rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Kershaw, J.F., Viking Identities. Scandinavian Jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, pl.5, for type.
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