Superb Viking Silver & Rock Crystal Necklace, 214.3 g
Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, early Christian period, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A magnificent necklace of a lengthy form comprised of a meticulously braided silver chain (93%) that terminates with a pair of sheet-silver caps on either end. Each geometrically-adorned cap has a thin loop protruding from the lower ringlet that is threaded through the top lobes of a three-lobed ornament. Hanging from the ends are a pair of stunning, hand-carved rock crystal brooches that are surrounded by stippled silver wraps and have nearly-pure silver (99%) cross pendants secured via slender pins through the stone. Early Christianity was a prominent influence on Viking culture and art, and this necklace is an exemplary illustration of the culmination of both preeminent artistic styles! Size: 36.25" L (92.1 cm); size of brooch (both are relatively similar): 1.8" W x 2.375" H (4.6 cm x 6 cm); quality of silver: 99% (cross pendants) and 93% (chain); total weight: 214.3 grams.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) and then Latvia collection; found on the Baltic Sea coast prior to 1982
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#147883
Condition Report: Minor abrasions to rock crystal, caps, and crosses, with a couple of stable pressure fissures to rock crystal, light encrustations within chain, and softening to some geometric motifs, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and fine patina throughout.
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Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, early Christian period, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A magnificent necklace of a lengthy form comprised of a meticulously braided silver chain (93%) that terminates with a pair of sheet-silver caps on either end. Each geometrically-adorned cap has a thin loop protruding from the lower ringlet that is threaded through the top lobes of a three-lobed ornament. Hanging from the ends are a pair of stunning, hand-carved rock crystal brooches that are surrounded by stippled silver wraps and have nearly-pure silver (99%) cross pendants secured via slender pins through the stone. Early Christianity was a prominent influence on Viking culture and art, and this necklace is an exemplary illustration of the culmination of both preeminent artistic styles! Size: 36.25" L (92.1 cm); size of brooch (both are relatively similar): 1.8" W x 2.375" H (4.6 cm x 6 cm); quality of silver: 99% (cross pendants) and 93% (chain); total weight: 214.3 grams.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) and then Latvia collection; found on the Baltic Sea coast prior to 1982
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#147883
Condition Report: Minor abrasions to rock crystal, caps, and crosses, with a couple of stable pressure fissures to rock crystal, light encrustations within chain, and softening to some geometric motifs, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and fine patina throughout.
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