10th-11th century AD. A silver-gilt pendant with Borre-style beast and integral suspension loop with linear detailing; the openwork plaque with pelletted border and scrolled florid niello-filled panels, beast with pelleted band to the body and gripping hands on the border, facing mask below the loop. Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.2.01-03. 21.1 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Ex private Belgian collection, 1970s-1980s. Very fine condition.