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LOT 1624
Viking Age Silver Triagular Pendant Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 in. (9.05 grams total, 26-50 mm).
Large pendant with repoussé ring-and-dot and herringbone ornament; suspension rings with the ends coiled about the shank. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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