Lot no. 171
VIKING SILVER CRESCENT PENDANT WITH PELLETS Ca. AD 700 - 900.
A silver lunar pendant with a double-arched crescent shape and a twisted wire border. The front is decorated with a row of raised hemispheres and four central bosses. A wide ribbed loop is attached at the top.
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: 24.5mm x 40.3mm; Weight: 42.9g
Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1980s-1990s).
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