Viking Silver Gripping Beast Pendant
Late 10th-early 11th century A.D. 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 to the body and border, two detailed feet, clearly visible facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item K-4, for type. 5.7 grams, 35 mm (1 3/8 in.).

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. [No Reserve] [For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price]