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LOT 0389
Viking Age Silver Cross Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (8.56 grams, 43 mm).
With folded suspension loop, cross-potent design with scooped edges to the arm, punched ring-and-dot motifs and punched points. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Pendant
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Triangular in profile with openwork Urnes Style interlace, attachment pins to lower corners (one absent). 11.2 grams, 41 mm
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9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
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Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
