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LOT 0309
Viking Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal
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.
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.100(4).
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