Viking Age Stamped Silver Pendant
Circa 8th-10th century A.D. or later. A silver discoid pendant with ribbed suspension loop, decorated with a central repoussé dome within a square frame composed of stamped triangles containing single pellets, in turn enclosed within a roundel composed of stamped triangles containing trefoil pellets, and an outer border of annulets. Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 97 (13). 4.89 grams, 38 mm (1 1/2 in.). Acquired in the 1990s.From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. [No Reserve]