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LOT 2122
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Sphere
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (7.39 grams, 46 mm).
Wire hoop with ends twisted round the shank, suspension ring and cage of twisted wire containing a rock crystal bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 100 for similar.
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LOT 2122
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Sphere
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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