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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 Silver Zoomorphic Hook Fastener
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Of sub-triangular shape, incised segmented border; pierced. 2.24 grams, 31 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 Bracelet with Interlaced Design
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With vertical bands and beast-head finials, high-relief braid detailing. 40.9 grams, 79 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
The bracelet finds comparison with those of the Proto-Baltic Finnic Culture. In the Pre-Viking and Viking ages, later forms of this bracelet type were used in Baltic lands mainly in north-western Estonia, Virumaa, Järvamaa, and northern Tartumaa. The latest bracelets of this type, from the 9th century, display a longitudinal groove on their terminals. All bracelets with thickening terminals have been usually found in burials, hoards, or as stray finds.
