Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant. 9th-11th century A.D. A silver lozengiform pendant decorated with a knotwork motif in filigree, suspension loop with filigree ornament, faux ropework border around the whole. Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, for discussion and comparable examples; cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for discussion and comparable examples. 3.19 grams, 35 mm high (1 1/2 in.) Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. [No Reserve]

Very fine condition.