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LOT 0338
Viking Age Silver Filigree Starburst Boss Pendant
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.05 grams, 24 mm).
Displaying ropework and granular borders, integral loop with granular decoration, central pellet and radiating triangles in a sun or star motif; style originating in the Baltic or Slavic area, possibly the historical Rus region.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a German collector.
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