Ca. 900 AD A bronze crescent-shaped pendant with a loop and raised filigree border enclosing a granulated zig-zag pattern around small triangles. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abundantly represented in Norse literature. Lunar pendants were worn as pectorals as well as suspended from belts, other clothing, and horse harnesses. Size: L:28mm / W:24mm ; 2.26g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.