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LOT 0320
Viking Period Silver Filigree Teardrop Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (7.8 grams, 53 mm).
Plano-convex in section and hollow-formed, with transverse channel to accept a suspension loop; applied bands of filigree, granules and bosses. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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