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LOT 1267
Viking Period Silver Lunar Pendant
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.26 grams, 25.19 mm wide).
A silver crescent pendant with applied rim, recurved suspension loop, three applied granules each with a penannular collar; Slavic workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1991,1003.2.
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