Viking Period Silver Lunar Pendant

CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.94 grams, 26 mm).

A silver crescent pendant with applied rim, recurved suspension loop with granule, three applied granules and curved band to the field; Slavic workmanship.

Provenance

Acquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1991,1003.2.

CONDITION

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