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.jpg "Neo-Assyrian Bronze Horse Trapping with Eagle-Headed God Nisroch and Winged Supernatural Figures")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Modelled in profile with detailed high-relief plumage. 7.12 grams, 30 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, item 1.1.3-d.
Zoomorphic brooches were a long lived tradition in Germanic communities, including amongst Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians. Most types appear to have fallen out of use in the 11th century, except the ones linked with Christian symbology.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, item 1.1.3-d.
Zoomorphic brooches were a long lived tradition in Germanic communities, including amongst Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians. Most types appear to have fallen out of use in the 11th century, except the ones linked with Christian symbology.
With tubular bar, semi-circular plate with decorative circular piercings and remains of suspension loop. 20.9 grams, 62 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With lozengiform plaque, stud to each angle, hatched border and reserved scroll. 2.31 grams, 21.87 mm overall, 19.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired 1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.111(6).
Acquired 1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.111(6).
Of penannular form, facetted cross-section and punched geometric decoration. 36.8 grams, 71 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Of penannular form, convex outer face displaying geometric compositions including vertical grooves, snaking lines and ring-and-dot motifs. 36 grams, 69 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Split along the upper edge of the plate; two slight flared lobes below the piercings for the attachment rivets; central panel ornamented with a length of tight interlaced knotwork and a zoomorphic terminal with triangular ears, bulbous eyes and a ribbed square snout. 8.44 grams, 37 mm
Found Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK.
Cf. Webster, L & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.98, fig.69n.
Both the interlace and the animal-head are drawn from the 7th-8th century manuscript tradition. This is a standard 9th century typology, seeming a nice version of the Trewhiddle style, closely allied to the early 9th century 'Tiberius' group of manuscripts, characterised by exuberant animals which are the descendants of the winged creatures and other sprightly beasts common in 8th century metalworks.
Found Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK.
Cf. Webster, L & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.98, fig.69n.
Both the interlace and the animal-head are drawn from the 7th-8th century manuscript tradition. This is a standard 9th century typology, seeming a nice version of the Trewhiddle style, closely allied to the early 9th century 'Tiberius' group of manuscripts, characterised by exuberant animals which are the descendants of the winged creatures and other sprightly beasts common in 8th century metalworks.
With pelletted border, reserved scroll decoration, lobe finial and transverse collar at the broad end; remains of three attachment pins to the reverse; Baltic. 9.4 grams, 44 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
Comprising: a facetted bar with stamped 'bow tie' motifs; a cross or quatrefoil with stamped circlets. 8.5 grams total, 17-26 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Crescentic in plan with a triangular cross-section, both faces displaying panels of lozenges, each with a punched annulet to centre; piercing to one arm. 45 grams, 10.8 cm
From a 1970s collection.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2017.
From a 1970s collection.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2017.
With applied filigree and granule detailing, five domes with granule clusters at the apex, tubular suspender, straps to the reverse. 4.21 grams, 33 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.98(13).
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.98(13).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Solid twisted rope design with large flattened leaf-shaped terminals. 175 grams, 18.2 cm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including an openwork strap end of Thomas's Class E Type 1, a mount with gilt detailing, a mount with segmented surface and niello inlay, a heavy bifacial strap end with zoomorphic motifs. 84 grams total, 41-57 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
See Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
See Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007.
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