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LOT 1896
Viking Age Silver Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (7.99 grams, 53 mm).
With three raised lobes to each finial, riveted ribbed loop and suspension ring. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a London, UK, gentleman, formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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