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LOT 0339
Viking Age Silver Filigree Teardrop Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (5.34 grams, 51 mm).
Hollow-formed with integral suspension lug above, applied granulation and filigree forming a stylised face; cleaned and polished. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LXXXIX, items 7, 20, for type.
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