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LOT 1425
Viking Silver-Gilt Pendant with Scrolls
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.1 grams, 24 mm).
In filigree coils and granules, central rosette; integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent.
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