VIKING SCANDINAVIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH CROSS

拍品描述

Ca. AD 800 - 900. A gold pendant formed as a circular plate with a suspension tube at the apex, decorated with paired spiral motifs. The obverse is ornamented with a symmetrical filigree scheme in twisted wire, centred on a cross and framed by radiating paired spirals, all within a narrow plain rim. The reverse is undecorated. For similar see: J. G. Campbell, Early Medieval Art and Archaeology in the Northern World, pp. 827 - 828. Size: D:mm / US: 32.6 / UK: 29.1; Weight: 7.2g 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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