Bidspirit auction | STUNNING VIKING GOLD MEDALLION WITH

STUNNING VIKING GOLD MEDALLION WITH CROSS - Ca. AD 800 - 1000. A gold medallion with a broad rolled suspension loop. The upper face is decorated with filigree and twisted wires arranged as a cross within a quatrefoil of interlaced loops. Each arm of the cross ends in a triangular cluster of granules, with a round cluster at the centre. A corded border runs around the edge with small applied pellets at intervals.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: 35.8mm x 31.1mm; Weight: 7gProvenance: 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.