VIKING CHIEFTAIN’S PECTORAL, 9TH CENTURY

Bronze, circular of, about 1 ½” diameter with beaded edge and beaded center which held a stone originally. Two suspension loops to the edge. Folded in half to negate its function and served as burial goods. Excavated in 1937 from the grave of a Viking chieftain in North Yorkshire.

Sold April 24, 1978, Christie’s, London, sale of Fine Antiquities to R T Clough FSA.