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LOT 1748
Viking Age Silver Cross Pendant with Beads
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (5.7 grams, 64 mm).
Cruciform with series of annular glass and other beads to each arm, central boss, suspension loop with oblate bead dangle. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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