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LOT 1672
Large Scandinavian Viking Bronze Horse Harness Pendant
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (60 grams, 12.1 cm).
Broad sheet-bronze disc with band of repoussé bosses to the edge, applied cross-bands to the obverse and central boss; applied attachment loop with tremolier detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 1672
Large Scandinavian Viking Bronze Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Stirrup Apex Mount with Beasts
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £101
Heater-shaped flanking beasts and beast-head at the apex, narrow ledge to the reverse and rivet to centre. 22.5 grams, 44 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Odin Bound by Serpents
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
An excessively rare example of Williams Class A, Type 3 showing a standing nude man with beard and long moustache, an animal-like form around the man's waist extending towards the flanking serpents on each side, the serpents' tails wrapped around the man's legs and their open jaws gape on either side of the man's head. 26.6 grams, 54 mm
Found Sutton Fields, Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, UK, on 21 November 1999. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an illustrated record sheet by Jim Halliday dated 22 November 1999, and various off-prints. 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 Horses and Riders
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Openwork handle formed as stylised addorsed horses with riders, loop above conjoined heads. 35 grams, 69 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.
