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LOT 0386
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver-Gilt Pendant with Regardant Beast
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.61 grams, 38 mm).
Disc with integral suspension loop secured at the reverse; beaded wire rim enclosing a filigree motif of a beast in profile with its head turned backwards towards its own raised tail. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Literature
See Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV, Vekov, Moscow, 2013, for comparable objects.
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LOT 0386
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver-Gilt Pendant with Regardant Beast
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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