Viking Age Stamped Silver Pendant
Circa 8th-10th century A.D. or later. A sub-rectangular silver pendant with ribbed suspension loop at the apex, the front face decorated with a repoussé disc, surrounded by stamped triangles and annulets; Latvian workmanship. Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CVI (16), for type. 7.31 grams, 52 mm (2 in.). Acquired in the 1990s.From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. [No Reserve]