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LOT 1365

Viking Silver Pendant with Expanding Cross

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (6.56 grams, 51 mm).

Executed in repoussé technique, a dome to each arm likely representing the Five Wounds of Christ, together with punched annulets and other details. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

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LOT 1365

Viking Silver Pendant with Expanding Cross

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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