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LOT 0362
Pre-Viking Bronze Openwork Pendant with Bound Figure and Dragons
CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (83.77 grams, 10.7 cm).
Openwork Zierscheibe with triple-band ring surrounding a facing female figure with flexed arms, annulets and arcs flanking her body, annulets to the outer rim of the enclosing ring, suspension loop above flanked by addorsed beasts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar from the cemetery at Crailsheim - Ingersheim (Grave 9), now in the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart; published in Betz, G.C. (1864) “Die Grabhügel und Reihengräber im Oberamtsbezirk Crailsheim”, Zeitschrift des Historischen Vereins für das Württembergische Franken, 6(3), pp.472-479.
FootnotesThese openwork discs are often found at the waist and may have formed an ornamental lid to a belt-pouch.
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LOT 0362
Pre-Viking Bronze Openwork Pendant with Bound Figure and Dragons
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Pre-Viking Age Bronze Shaman Pendant
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Flat in section with spread wings and talons to the lower body, feather detailing to tail and wings; male mask above, flanked by profile bird-heads at the pinions; loop to reverse; Samoyed type. 18.58 grams, 66.13 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13290-253202.
The pendant likely represents the soul of the shaman in bird form on a spirit journey. -
Viking Age Bronze Ring with Cabochon
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a D-section hoop with flared plaques on the shoulders, a circular bezel with claws, set with an amber-coloured glass cabochon. 3.12 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 16.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Viking Silver Buckle with Moustachioed Face
Circa 8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With ovoid loop and integral buckle-plate, coiled wire tongue; loop with segmented frame, and bear-head motif to forward edge; plate with narrow neck developing to a male mask with broad flaring moustache, snub nose and lentoid eyes; fixing lugs to reverse. 35.13 grams, 75.36 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
