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LOT 0287
Viking Age Silver Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (18.5 grams, 52 mm).
Equal-arm type with raised borders to the arms, trilobe finial, central domed roundel and pierced lug.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.1.6-e, for type.
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LOT 0287
Viking Age Silver Cross Pendant
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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