Bidspirit auction | VIKING SILVER GILT PENDANT WITH

VIKING SILVER GILT PENDANT WITH ANIMALS - Ca. AD 800 - 1100.A Viking silver gilt pendant. The entire surface is decorated with intertwining rope-patterns, curls, spirals and elegant spheres. At the centre of the composition are animals surrounded with scrolling patterns. Pendants like this were worn around the neck or sewn onto clothing for protection or for good fortune. The pendant has a large round hoop on the top. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 12257, Antiquities, Lot. 125.Size: 50mm x 43mm; Weight: 20gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the UK art market; Ex. Westminster collection; Ex. Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.