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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.

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).

CONDITION

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LOT 0309

Viking Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £624

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