Silver, 11.02 grams, 63.88 mm (pendant) and 143 mm (chain). 10th-13th century AD. An unusual form of pendant used by high-status females in the eastern Baltic as part of their status display. The pendant consists of a broad, flat shank decorated with punched pellet detailing, narrowing at the lower end to a short foot with discoid finial, hollowed on one side to form a scoop. At the upper end, the shank develops into three flattened lobes with the attachment loop above. The chain is formed from silver wire loops in a plain Byzantine linkage. The scoop is very small and would have been used for medicinal or culinary purposes. Reference: cf. Sedov, V.V. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, p.265 figs.13,14. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old European collection. This item is accompanied by an XRF ancient metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.