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LOT 1735
Viking Silver Necklace Pendant with Mosaic Beads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.6 grams, 43 mm).
Bronze wire loop with ends twisted around the shank, three mosaic glass beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.104.
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