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LOT 0316
Viking Silver-Gilt Pendant with Beast Facing Back
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.34 grams, 35 mm).
With integral hatched loop, low-relief, regardant Jellinge style beast with beaded border. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, type J.2.02.
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LOT 0316
Viking Silver-Gilt Pendant with Beast Facing Back
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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