Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Anglo-Saxon, Frankish, or Viking/Norse culture, ca. 6th to 11th century CE. A miniature 92% gold (equivalent to 22K+) pendant shaped like a bucket or basket vessel known as a situla with a strap handle spanning over the hollow cylindrical form. Delicate granulated spheres and bands of filigree ropework on the upper rim and bottom of the body decorate the exterior surface and further granule beading on the base are clustered around a central granule. Researchers have theorized that these situla pendants represent large wooden buckets used in the world of the Franks, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings to hold mead or ale. Those buckets were used to replenish individual drinks during feasts and these pendants were probably symbolic of that activity, representing endless abundance. Size: 0.53" L x 0.26" W (1.3 cm x 0.7 cm); gold quality: 92% (equivalent to 22K+); weight: 1.1 grams

Provenance: private Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA collection, acquired in 1996 via inheritance in Hollywood, Florida, USA

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Wearable as shown and strung on modern necklace cord. Upper filigree rope is slightly loose on terminal tip, but still secure. Minor indentations and bending to suspension strap / loop. Granules are in excellent condition. Professionally cleaned.