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LOT 1666
Hiberno-Norse Gold Filigree Bead
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1/4 in. (0.74 grams, 8 mm).
Oblate in profile with eight radiating cones each tipped with a granule, filigree collar to each cone and applied filigree trail to the equator.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Viking Bronze Handled Firesteel with Conjoined Horse Heads
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With bronze handle formed as two opposing dragons, each biting its own tail forming the loops; iron striker below. 28.7 grams, 52 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
