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LOT 1599
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (8.76 grams, 29 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif; catch broken and disc pierced for use as a pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1692.
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LOT 1599
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising an elongated plate with longitudinal split and rivet, animal-head decoration to the narrow end; openwork scrolled tendril motif developing to a sinuous beast. 9.38 grams, 54 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Viking Age Silver Ring with Coiled Shoulders
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Round-section rod with the ends coiled around the shank. 3.15 grams, 23.45 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. -
Viking Age Iron Axe-Hammer
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With a broad curved blade, narrow neck and hammer extension to the rear; round socket. 324 grams, 19.5 cm
From the collection of a Californian, USA, gentleman, dating back to the late 1960s.
The more common weapons of Finno-Ugrian people were axes commonly found from all Finnic areas, as well as spears. Among Baltic-Finnic people, especially in Finland and Karelia, knives called 'puukko' were common, as well as axes, spears, flat bows and long bows, while swords were usually imported from Germanic areas, Sweden or from elsewhere Scandinavia, some having often typically Scandinavian animal ornaments, although there are some Finnish made finds too.
