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LOT 1521
Large Viking Age Bronze Decorated Penannular Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (109 grams, 10 mm wide).
Featuring square-section terminals and lentoid-section hoop decorated on the shoulders of the upper face with a pecked geometric motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum number 1852,0329.148, for a similar brooch.
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Viking Age Glass Bead Necklace with Bronze Pendants
9th-11th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Mainly composed of restrung drawn glass annular and oblate beads, and cruciform, discoid and lunate pendants. 58 grams, 60 cm long
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Silver-Gilt Pendant with Odin Gripping Two Ravens
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Integral loop, border enclosing a low-relief image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks. 3.58 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
The iconography of the pendant is evidently based on the mythological representation of Odin, whose ravens, Huginn and Muninn, were his spirit companions and confidents. Huginn and Muninn travelled around the world bringing news and information to their master. Odin sent them out at dawn to gather information and they returned in the evening, sitting on the god's shoulders and whispering the news into his ears. It is from these ravens that the raven-god kenning representing Odin was derived. -
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'The Tenby' Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Comprising a round-section crescent with flared ends terminating in two curved spatulate flat panels, each with a ropework border surrounding a two-band knotwork motif; cleaned and conserved. 10.55 grams, 62 mm wide
Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector on a beach, probably having been washed out of a Viking burial from an overlooking cliff near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK, on Thursday 7th April 2016 by Kelvin Maddocks. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference number NMGW-DA579E. Accompanied by a copy of the PAS report including a museum drawing of the object, a copy of report number NMWPA 2016.43 sent to the finder. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Treasure Hunting Magazine pages where it has been published.
