9th-10th century AD. A silver-gilt discoid pendant with integral loop; the piece is executed in the Jellinge and Borre styles, with a banded border enclosing a facing Odin mask on a coiled profile. 3.41 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Property of a Lancashire gentleman; previously the property of a Munich collector; acquired on the German art market in the 1980s; accompanied by an old detailed cataloguing slip. The Jellinge and Borre styles of art overlapped for a long period, but despite this, only a few examples of art and jewellery are known. Apparently, the most popular Borre-style motif was an animal with gripping paws, usually enclosed within a circular border, while a more slender, s-shaped body and ribbon decoration distinguishes the typical Jellinge-style beasts. [No Reserve]