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LOT 1821
Viking Period Bronze Openwork Cross Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (4.25 grams, 32 mm).
Comprising a cross patonce with low-relief pellet decoration, surrounded by a circular frame with integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. similar pendant in Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.103 (8).
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