VIKING ERA OPENWORK HIGH KARAT GOLD SPHERE PENDANTS Ca. AD 1000 . A pair of spherical gold ornaments decorated with closely spaced granulated discs arranged in a regular geometric pattern across the surface. Each sphere is encircled at the equator by a twisted gold wire and pierced through the centre. Size: 14-14mm x 12-13mm; Weight: 4.4g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the UK art market, 1990s.