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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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Hiberno-Norse Gold Filigree Bead
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Oblate in profile with eight radiating cones each tipped with a granule, filigree collar to each cone and applied filigree trail to the equator. 0.74 grams, 8 mm
Ex 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. -
Scandinavian Viking Gilt Bronze 'Valkyrie' Plaque
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Profile image of a female in floor-length robe with shawl to her shoulders, stylised headdress and long plaited band of hair to the rear, shoes at the lower edge; pierced lug to the reverse. 9.16 grams, 48 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. -
Scandinavian Viking Iron Fire Steel with Bronze Handle with Conjoined Horse Heads
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Bronze handle formed as two opposing horse-heads on ribbed necks, slot to underside to accept the verrous striker. 31 grams, 54 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
