VIKING SCANDINAVIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH CROSS

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Ca. AD 800 - 900. A gold pendant formed as a circular plate with an integral suspension tube at the apex, with twisted wire ornament and a raised boss. The obverse is decorated with a stylised ropework cross with trefoil finials and a beaded outer border, the quadrants filled with scrolling loops and round bosses, with additional granules in the field. The reverse is plain. For similar see: J. G. Campbell, Early Medieval Art and Archaeology in the Northern World, pp. 827 - 828. Size: 31.9mm x 30mm; Weight: 7.9g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

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