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LOT 0330

Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (3.19 grams, 35 mm high).

Of lozengiform shape decorated with a knotwork motif in filigree, suspension loop with filigree ornament, faux ropework border around the whole. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, for discussion and comparable examples; cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for discussion and comparable examples.

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LOT 0330

Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

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