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LOT 1607
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Interlaced Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.50 grams, 35 mm).
A silver openwork kolovrat pendant formed as interlaced tendrils with inlaid niello scroll finials; integral ribbed suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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