Bidspirit auction | VIKING SILVER LUNAR PENDANT WITH

VIKING SILVER LUNAR PENDANT WITH FOUR CENTRAL PELLETS - Ca. AD 800 - 1100.A Viking silver pendant shaped like a crescent, with four small raised circles in the centre and two more on the sides inside a circular border. It has a loop at the top for hanging and a flat back. Though its true meaning in later cultures is unknown, it most likely draws inspiration from Roman protective deities, such as Diana and Selene and Roman practices, such as girls wearing crescent-shaped amulets called “lunula”.Size: 40mm x 33mm; Weight: 4gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.