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LOT 0346
Large Viking Age Silver Filigree Lunate Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (7.22 grams, 45 mm).
Decorated with filigree wire borders and a granulated field, truncated conical bosses also adorned with granules, granules forming lozenges to the tubular suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Silver-Gilt Artefact Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: a slender mount with single piercing, possibly representing Hercules' club; implement finial with figure standing holding a book and staff, possibly Saint Peter, suspension loop to top of head. 7.19 grams total, 25-52 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Silver Mammen Style Dragon Pendant
10th-early 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Of discoid form with central motif of a low-relief regardant beast with piriform shoulder and punced body, looped tendrils enmeshing the body. 9.1 grams, 35 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Large Viking Age Silver-Gilt Pendant with Entwined Beasts
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Cast with suspension loop, two beasts interlaced crossing in centre with heads with open mouths at 11 and 1 o'clock, with remains of gilding. 19.83 grams, 49 mm high
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
