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LOT 0385
'The Stratton Strawless' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Beast Mount
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14 grams, 39 mm).
Openwork interlace plaque with Urnes Style stag and serpent, attachment points at outer edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Stratton Strawless, Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-E92C94.
Cf. Roesdahl, E & Wilson, D., From Viking to Crusader. Scandinavia and Europe 800-1200, Uddevalla, 1992, item 588, for similar example.
FootnotesThe motif of the stag and the serpents is associated especially with Urnes Style objects.
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LOT 0385
'The Stratton Strawless' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Beast Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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Viking Age Decorated Bone Knife Handle
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Portion of single-edged blade from a knife with attached scales to the handle, each D-shaped in section flaring towards the outer end; incised pattern of whorls, tendrils and hatched discs to the outer end of each. 33 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
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Scandinavian Viking Bronze Drum Brooch with Interlaced Panels
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
With four raised arms and central knop to the upper face, all with punched ring-and-dot detailing; the outer sidewall with four panels of knotwork, dividing vertical stems with ring-and-dot motif, each with a D-shaped protrusion; the upper face with dense zoomorphic ornament; pin and separate catchplate to the underside with central hole, five studs retaining it to the upper. 71.6 grams total, 45 mm
Fine condition, pin intact, backplate slightly cracked.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11406-192532.
The type is known as a 'drum' brooch or 'box' brooch. They were apparently manufactured on the island of Gotland and all known examples probably have their origin there. Over time, the refinement of the earlier types (such as the present example) is superseded by cruder decoration consisting of dimples or simple dots. -
Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount
Circa 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lozenge-shaped with lattice and raised pellets to the body, pierced lobe above, ledge to reverse with ferrous accretion. 21.7 grams, 45 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
