Bidspirit auction | VIKING GOLD MEDALLION WITH CENTRAL

VIKING GOLD MEDALLION WITH CENTRAL MOTIF - Ca. AD 800 - 1000. A gold medallion surmounted by a tubular suspension loop. The field is laid out with tripartite scrollwork in twisted wire radiating around a central roundel, the interstices filled with tight coils. A corded filigree border runs around the edge.For similar see: A. Reynolds, L. Webster, Early Medieval Art and Archaeology in the Northern World, Studies in Honour of James Graham-Campbell, 2013, p. 828.Size: 37.9mm x 32.4mm; Weight: 7.41gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.