Viking Gilt Riddarholmen Beast Pendant, c. Late 10th

Viking Gilt Riddarholmen Beast Pendant, c. Late 10th - Early 11th Century A.D.
A silver-gilt Scandinavian pendant of Riddarholmen type, also widespread in the historical Rus region, with integral loop, the openwork plaque with banded border and four panels, internal stylised zoomorph with hatched panel to the hip, gripping three-fingered hands top the body and border, two detailed feet, facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes,

Size:3 cm L (including loop) - 1 3/16 inches
Material:Gilt
Culture:Viking, c. Late 10th - Early 11th Century A.D.
Provenance: Property of a German gentleman, acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

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Condition Report: Intact