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LOT 1832
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Harness Mount with Beast-Head
ENGLAND, 11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (17.4 grams, 50 mm).
Comprising a raised beat-head modelled in the half-round beneath a triangular void with scrolled shoulders, open mouth with Winchester-style scrolled tendrils and pierced attachment lug. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Pedersen, A., 'Riding Gear from Late Viking Age Denmark,' in Journal of Danish Archaeology, vol.13 (1996-7), item 5, for type.
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LOT 1832
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Harness Mount with Beast-Head
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Harness Mount with Beast-Head
England, 11th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a raised beat-head modelled in the half-round beneath a triangular void with scrolled shoulders, open mouth with Winchester-style scrolled tendrils and pierced attachment lug. 17.4 grams, 50 mm
Found UK. From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Scandinavian Viking Silver Pendant with Magical Amethyst Gem
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a beaded wire hoop with a returned fastening, a pendant with a bell-shaped cap and a filigree cage enclosing a square-section amethyst bead grooved to accept the filigree wires. 10.29 grams, 63 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Hanger with Horse Heads
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With suspension loop on a slender neck supporting two addorsed horse-heads with billets to the mane, void between the forelegs, transverse bar with six pierced roundels to the lower edge. 11.9 grams, 49 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
