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LOT 1730
Viking Bronze Cross Pendant
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.59 grams, 29 mm).
Comprising a central bulb and four radiating arms each terminating in a bulb with spur finial; integral pierced lug above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a laminated dealer's ticket.
Cf. Graham-Campbell, J. & Kidd, D., The Vikings, London, 1980, item 45, for similar.
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