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LOT 1522
Large Viking Age Bronze Decorated Penannular Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (62.5 grams, 76 mm).
Composed of a facetted hoop with facetted terminals, stamped ring-and-dot ornament to each face, slender bands of pellets to the body, free-running pin with coiled head and facetted stem. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Pendant Pair
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Composed of openwork geometric plaques each with lateral scrolls, a beaded bifurcated median column, curled tendrils and a loop at the lower end to support a separate dangle. 30.7 grams total, 51-52 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Decorated Bronze Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Of penannular form, facetted cross-section and punched geometric decoration. 36.8 grams, 71 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Apothecary Spoon with Bound Loki
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
The miniature oval-shaped bowl and tapering stem terminating in a trapezoidal panel displaying the god Loki standing facing, hands raised above the head, within a ropework border; two mounting rivets to the reverse. 4.3 grams, 41 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
Loki was the Norse god of mischief, trickery and deception.
