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LOT 1712
Scandinavian Viking Jellinge Style Bronze Oval Brooch Set
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 7 7/8 in. (149 grams total, 7.7-20 cm).
Comprising: two elliptical bronze tortoise brooches, each domed with low-relief ornament of an interlaced panel, wide flange with bead detailing; catch, pin-hinge and pendant attachment bar to the reverse; three swags of graduated beads (restrung) - long tubular corrugated beads in pearlescent white flanking individual black seed beads, with spacer bar and wire coils to each end. [3]
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.
See Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pls.58ff., and in particular 62-63, 67, for similar brooches; see also Graham-Campbell, J. & Kidd, D., The Vikings, London, 1980, figs.52-53, for similar brooches from Norway.
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LOT 1712
Scandinavian Viking Jellinge Style Bronze Oval Brooch Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Viking Decorated Bronze Latch Key
8th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A bifacial latch-lifter with square openwork head, flat-section shank with a barbed finial, pierced to accept a suspension ring; three piercings to the head, two B-shaped, and a larger T-shape, scrolled centre bar; scrolled lappets above the junction with the shank, and two scaphoid depressions to each face and ring-and-dot decoration throughout. 19 grams, 90 mm
From a private UK collection formed since the 1980s. Ex property of a 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. -
Viking Period Bronze Decorated Flat Bar Torc
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Flat-section penannular body with coiled terminals, upper face with punched dot decoration. 39 grams, 12 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Period Bronze Decorated Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Flat-section penannular body with slightly flared terminals, upper face with incised geometric motifs. 50 grams, 73 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
