VIKING SILVER CRESCENT PENDANT Ca. AD 700 - 900. A silver lunar pendant with a broad crescent-shaped body and a raised border. The front is decorated with a row of twisted wire circles and three raised bosses at the centre. A ribbed suspension loop is attached at the top, and the reverse is plain. For similar see: S. Salvi, I Balti, alle origini dei Prussiani, degli Iatvinghi, dei Lituani e dei Lettoni dal V secolo al XIV. Cantini Editore,Cat. 411, p. 111. Size: 24.3mm x 40.9mm; Weight: 3.09g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1980s-1990s).