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LOT 0312
Viking Age Silver Cross Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (7.04 grams, 51 mm).
The flat-section cruciform body with integral suspension loop adorned with scrolled filigree and ropework ornament, interlace knot to each arm of the cross set in a granulated field and enclosed within a ropework border; polished rock crystal cabochon set in a circular cell at the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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