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LOT 1646
Scandinavian Viking Iron Fire Steel with Bronze Handle with Conjoined Horse Heads
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (31 grams, 54 mm).
Bronze handle formed as two opposing horse-heads on ribbed necks, slot to underside to accept the verrous striker.
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. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.144, item 2.
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LOT 1646
Scandinavian Viking Iron Fire Steel with Bronze Handle with Conjoined Horse Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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3 1/8 in.
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Viking Age Gold-in-Glass Bead Group
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Barrel-shaped, some with slight flange to rim. 12 grams total, 11-12 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The majority of the beads of Viking Ages come from burials across the country. The majority of collections are glass beads but common materials include amber and various mineral stones. Gold is very rare, but in Iceland gold foil beads have been found.
