VIKING SILVER GILT PENDANT WITH CRUCIFORM MOTIF AND HEAD OF ODIN Ca. AD 800 - 1100. A gilded silver medallion, circular in shape and adorned with a central cruciform motif surrounded on all four sides by geometric plant pattern. The upper part includes a loop with depiction of Odin for securing the chain. For similar see: Graham-Campbell J., Viking Art, fig. 73, p. 70 and fig. 75, p. 72; Offa, Festgabe, Joachim Reichstein, 59-60, 2002-2003, abb. 4, n. 4-6. Size: 38mm x 30mm; Weight: 9g. Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.