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LOT 1769
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Artefact Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 5/8 in. (33.6 grams total, 16-41 mm).
Including a regardant beast mount, Urnes Style brooch fragment, Ringerike Style strap-end and other items. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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LOT 1769
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Artefact Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Viking Age Silver Double Axehead Pendant
Circa 8th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Twibil pendant with flared blades and central elliptical shaft-hole. 6.68 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Viking Age Gold Pendant with Natural Garnets
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Hoop with cell and dangle with irregular garnet beads, spherical dangle finial. 1.54 grams, 27 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Wolf-Head Strap End
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Elongated plate with longitudinal split and rivet; openwork scrolled tendril motif developing to a wolf-head. 14.6 grams, 55 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
The head is sometimes attributed to Fenrir the cosmic wolf which will break free from the bonds the gods placed on it and destroy the world at the end of time.
