Viking Period Pendant with Military Saint and Beasts 10th century AD A bronze Byzantine inspired reliquary pendant, possibly Rus or Varangian Guard, with polyhedral loop, hinged discoid body with low-relief iconography: obverse with facing nimbate warrior saint holding spear and sword, legend '[.]ΓΗΑC[.] / [.]EΔΑΛΑ'; reverse with with central bust surrounded by beast-heads. 78.9 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition. Provenance From a private London collection; formerly acquired from a professional in the 1980s.
Viking Period Pendant with Military Saint and Beasts 10th century AD A bronze Byzantine inspired reliquary pendant, possibly Rus or Varangian Guard, with polyhedral loop, hinged discoid body with low-relief iconography: obverse with facing nimbate warrior saint holding spear and sword, legend '[.]ΓΗΑC[.] / [.]EΔΑΛΑ'; reverse with with central bust surrounded by beast-heads. 78.9 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition. Provenance From a private London collection; formerly acquired from a professional in the 1980s.
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