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LOT 0378
Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant with Cross Design
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (5.95 grams, 42 mm).
Disc pendant with integral loop, applied filigree rim enclosing filigree spirals and granules in a cruciform design. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Viking Age Gold Elfshot Crystal Pendant
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising a D-shaped gold cap with arched recesses to each flat face, integral loop above, inset crystal bead with reserved pellet eyes. 0.59 grams, 14 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.
