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LOT 2106
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Polished Bead Drops
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (14.2 grams, 65 mm).
Loop with incised ropework effect, ends twisted round the shank; drop comprising fusiform and tabular beads on wire frame with lateral dangles, large amethyst drop below. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
See Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.120-3, for examples.
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LOT 2106
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Polished Bead Drops
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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