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LOT 1654
Scandinavian Viking Sacrificed Bronze Pendant Crosses on Loop
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.46 grams, pendant: 36 mm wide).
Wire loop with coiled ends attached to two cruciform pendants; each with Corpus Christi beneath a cross pommy, one with raised border, the other low-relief. [No Reserve]
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. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1, Borgen, 2005, item 239, for type.
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LOT 1654
Scandinavian Viking Sacrificed Bronze Pendant Crosses on Loop
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
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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. -
Viking Age Gold Pendant with Face
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Discoid with repoussé mask within a segmented border, integral loop. 6.03 grams, 40 mm
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Each formed as a conjoined pair of facing masks sharing a mouth; pin to reverse. 2.48 grams total, 24.6-24.8 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.
