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LOT 0347
Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant with Scroll Cross
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.99 grams, 38 mm).
Discoid with applied filigree looped bands, granules and other detailing; cleaned and polished. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1, Borgen, 2005, pl.226, for type.
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