Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant

Composed of a coiled body with expanded central section decorated with a raised medial rib and punched zigzags above and below. 4.50 grams, 20.48 mm overall, 17.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)



From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Composed of overlapping arms and cruciform-section terminals. 265 grams, 17 cm



From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Each composed of a decoratively twisted upper hoop, bulbous collars and a large central bulb with projecting cones and granules. 30 grams total, 55-57 mm



From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

This style of earring was typical among Slavic women in the 8th-12th centuries, an imitation of Eastern Roman models. Examples have been found in Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, and with similar decoration in Belarus. Such rings were also worn as part of head-dresses, in which context they are known as ‘temple rings’ because they were worn by women near the temples. They were usually made of base metals, but some silver and gold examples also survive. Different tribes had their own designs, which were often threaded onto a cord, forming part of a head-dress, or woven directly into braids of hair.