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LOT 0339
Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (5.57 grams, 40 mm).
Flat disc with integral suspension loop, applied granules and filigree ropework detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.98(15).
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