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LOT 1659
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bracelet with Bear's Heads
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (63 grams, 65 mm).
Flat-section with low-relief reserved zigzag and longitudinal bands, each end with a bear's head and forepaws in plan.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LXXI (24).
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LOT 1659
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bracelet with Bear's Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
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Viking Silver Interlaced Filigree Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Discoid in plan with braided wire rim, applied discs, filigree looped bands, granules and other detailing; loop folded to reverse. 4.33 grams, 39 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Age Gold Elfshot Pendant
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a D-shaped gold cap with integral loop above, inset glass bead. 1.30 grams, 19 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period. -
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With polyhedral finials, twisted shank with applied filigree thread; tapering hooked pin coiled around the shank. 52 grams, 59 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
