COLLECTION OF VIKING AND BYZANTINE SILVER JEWELLERY

拍品描述

Ca. AD 600 - 900. A collection of silver jewellery, including, from left to right (top row): a large hoop earring with a triangular pendant; a pair of hoop earrings, each with a rounded knop terminal and an open tapered end; (bottom row): a lunula with an applied suspension loop at the crown; two crescentic pendants, each with an upper loop and fine granules; a twisted penannular ring; and a ring with a plain circular hoop and a stone intaglio engraved with Chi-Rho monogram. Size: 26-60mm x 22-50mm; Weight: 48g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with A. Moser collection, Switzerland 1990s-2000.

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