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LOT 1711
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.
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1711
Viking Silver Pendant with Expanding Cross
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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