Spherical pendant with a silver crimp made of rings, forming a buckle of the top

Date: 6th century A.D.

Period: Middle Ages, 6th century

Origin: France, Germany

Medium: silver, Rock crystal

Dimension: 5 cm (2 inches)

Provenance: Ex private collection of G.F. Reber, Lausanne, Switzerland, acquired in 1930. Ex German private collection, acquired ca. 1982.
Ex English private collection, acquired in 1984.

Published in :
Herman Ball and Paul Graupe auction, Die Sammlung Dr. Leopold Seligmann, Köln, Berlin, 28th-29th April, 1930, lot 79.
Sotheby’s Auction, London, 9th-10th July, 1984, lot 59.