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LOT 0398
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Silver Necklace with Lunar Pendant
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/4 in. (77 grams, 46.5 cm).
Comprising an openwork woven chain with round-section tubular finials, the finials with applied wire and pellet decoration, a hooked clasp with a domed mount to the centre; lunate pendant with a wide ribbed loop and pellet decoration suspended from the chain.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1997.
Private collection, Europe.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12437-226708.
Cf. Makarov, N.A. ed., Rus v IX-X Vekach: Archeologicheskaya Panorama, Moscow, 2012, p.332, items 2-3; Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.98(13) for similar examples.
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LOT 0398
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Silver Necklace with Lunar Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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Viking Age Silver Bracelet with Splayed Terminals
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a slender round-section shank and flattened lobe finials. 7.7 grams, 56 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. -
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Scandinavian Viking Bronze Drum Brooch with Interlaced Panels
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
With four raised arms and central knop to the upper face, all with punched ring-and-dot detailing; the outer sidewall with four panels of knotwork, dividing vertical stems with ring-and-dot motif, each with a D-shaped protrusion; the upper face with dense zoomorphic ornament; pin and separate catchplate to the underside with central hole, five studs retaining it to the upper. 71.6 grams total, 45 mm
Fine condition, pin intact, backplate slightly cracked.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11406-192532.
The type is known as a 'drum' brooch or 'box' brooch. They were apparently manufactured on the island of Gotland and all known examples probably have their origin there. Over time, the refinement of the earlier types (such as the present example) is superseded by cruder decoration consisting of dimples or simple dots. -
Large Viking Age Bronze Coiled Wire Neck Torc
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a single coiled rod with ribbed detailing, overlapping arms and loop terminals, one with securing button. 264 grams, 23.2 cm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
