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LOT 0288
Scandinavian Viking Silver Pendant with Beast Facing Back
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (5.62 grams, 33 mm).
Openwork pendant with integral loop, pelleted rim, profile beast with head turned to the rear, parcel gilt detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Fuglen, Dyret og Mennesket i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.2, Borgen, 2005, pl.121, for type.
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LOT 0288
Scandinavian Viking Silver Pendant with Beast Facing Back
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Scandinavian Viking Bronze Gripping Beast Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With an integral loop, the openwork plaque with pelletted border and four panels, internal stylised zoomorph, facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. 7.97 grams, 39 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Pre-Viking Gold Aroma Bucket Pendant
Circa 4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Miniature drum-shaped vessel covered in filigree meander pattern with bobbles and strap handle. 1.60 grams, 12 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Pendants in the form of miniature buckets have been found in a number of pagan Anglo-Saxon and Viking contexts and are generally made of bronze or iron, with gold examples being rare; three gold examples were found with the hoard from Hoen, Norway. Bronze bucket amulets have been found at Driffield in Yorkshire, and Vimose bog in Denmark, among other places. In form they represent wooden buckets bound with bronze or iron bands which have been found in Anglo-Saxon and Viking graves and are believed to have held mead or ale and were used to replenish the cups from which warriors drank. As amulets they probably represent the ecstatic power of alcoholic drink and the role of women as the dispensers of these precious beverages. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Openwork Cross Mount
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as an equal-arm cross with tapering arms, each arm terminating in a pierced lug; the central cross with five piercings. 6.56 grams, 34 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK.
