VIKING SILVER OPENWORK PENDANT

拍品描述

Ca. AD 900 - 1000. A silver openwork pendant formed as a circular frame with a beaded border, enclosing a beast with its ribbon body folded into a knot, with four paws gripping its limbs and the surrounding ring. The upper edge rises to a suspension loop decorated with a stylised face. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 12257, Antiquities, 25 October 2016, Lot 126. Size: 32.1mm x 25.5mm; Weight: 6.25g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in Austrian private collection 1980s-early1990s.

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