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LOT 0322
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Beast Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.18 grams, 33 mm).
The openwork body roughly triangular in plan with rounded corners, the apex formed as a facing beast head, the frame as the creature's sinuous limbs which form an interlace motif below; suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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