VIKING SILVER MEDALLION WITH MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL

拍品描述

Ca. AD 800 - 900. A silver medallion, the obverse with a mythological animal in low relief, its elongated sinuous body filled with dense granulation, framed by a narrow raised border. An integral suspension tab rises above. The reverse is flat and plain. For similar see: J. G. Campbell, World of Art, Viking Art, f. 38 A-B. Size: 33.3mm x 29.9mm; Weight: 8.27g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in Austrian private collection 1980s-early1990s.

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