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PENDANT ANGLO-SAXON OVALE

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ANGLO-SAXON OVAL PENDANT
in yellow gold and five cloisonné garnets.
gold and five cloisonné garnets, the cloisons
forming a pseudo-cross. Characteristic
with five parallel lines.
Anglo-Saxon England, 7th century.
Height : 3.1 cm - Width : 2.1 cm
Gross weight: 8.09 g
(Wear, small visible accidents)

Our pendant is archetypal of Anglo-Saxon jewelry
combining yellow gold and garnets, probably
imported from Sri-Lanka, the British Museum
holds a comparable pendant found in the
Kent region [Inv. 1140.'70].