9th-12th century AD. A discoid silver Borre-style pendant with an openwork regardant gripping beast design and nielloed detail, ribbed spension loop above. See Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV, Vekov, Moscow, 2013, forparable objects. 7.41 grams, 37mm high (1 1/2"). Private collection formed from the early 1990s-2005. French art market. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]