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Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800
(2 Bids, Reserve not met)
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (7.55 grams, 51 mm).
With hexagonal-section crystal bead modified for use as a pendant with the addition of a silver collar bearing filigree ropework; thick wire suspension loop with ends twisted around the shank.
PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.100(4).
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