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Viking Age Bronze Pendant Hanger with Bell Drops
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a horizontal bar with ropework detailing to the obverse, two attachment loops to the reverse and suspension loop above; row of five loops to the lower edge with dangles attached: rumbler bell on coiled shank with median bead; two rumbler bells on tubular shanks; two jingles on coiled shanks. 51.5 grams, 13.7 cm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Crescentic body with ribbed suspension loop and pelletted terminals. 6.58 grams, 36 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Beast Mount
England, 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Heater-shaped in plan with openwork Urnes Style zoomorphs enmeshed in slender tendrils; reverse plain. 10.3 grams, 32 mm
Found Keyston, Cambridgeshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.38451. -
Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Dark Age Inscription to Reverse
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Of Byzantine type, obverse with low-relief Corpus Christi; reverse with enigmatic legend '[?] NIXIXIN'. 31.77 grams, 72 mm
Ex R Ungar, Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2006. From an important North London, UK, private collection.
The reverse may bear a blundered attempt at the 'INRI' legend, which appears in Byzantine and late Roman art, for Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum 'Jesus King of the Jews'. -
Dark Age Silver Brooch and Buckle Group
Northern Europe, 6th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: an oval buckle with tongue, and another similar without tongue; three bow brooches, one with a pin. 16.9 grams total, 18-39 mm
From a European collection, 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Hanger with Horse Heads and Chain Drops
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Hanger with addorsed horse-heads each on a curved neck, transverse bar below with six loops to the underside, median loop above; each lower loop with attached length of chai supporting a rumbler bell or jingle. 120 grams, 17.5 cm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Openwork Brooch with Garnets
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With eight spokes each set with a garnet cloison, radiating from a central roundel formed as an inset cell set with a garnet; catchplate and pin-lug on the reverse. 7.94 grams, 32 mm
Found near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
The 'spokes' and outer ring are formed in such a way as to suggest an array of birds' heads and beaks in a connected line, the cells with inset stones representing the eyes. -
Viking Bronze Steelyard Weight or Mason's Plumb Bob
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Piriform in profile with facetted body, discoid foot, collar and suspension loop. 146 grams, 63 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Period Bronze Openwork Cross Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a cross patonce with low-relief pellet decoration, surrounded by a circular frame with integral suspension loop. 4.25 grams, 32 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Foot with Mask
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
High-status finial formed as a facing mask with raised pellet eyes and arching eyebrows, triangular nose and horizontal pouting mouth; two opposing bird heads with hooked beaks flanking the brow; section of carinated footplate above. 11.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near North Kelsey, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
This is the finial from the footplate of a cruciform brooch of 'florid' type, the last phase of development of this brooch type. -
Merovingian Bronze Ring with Stylised Eagle
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a D-section hoop and a rectangular bezel with a standing eagle facing left before a branch. 2.73 grams, 23.32 mm overall, 19.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Anglo-Saxon Lead Crucifixion Pendant
Circa 900-1000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid type with integral suspension loop; obverse with Corpus Christi in high relief and figures in the field; reverse with central cross and legend '+ IESV' (Jesus). 4.41 grams, 23 mm
Found near Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LIN-003188.