Loading, please wait...
LOT 1514
Viking Age Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (18.6 grams total, 21-32 mm).
Comprising: a thumb ring with overlapping arms and lozenge cross-section; a lead trade weight for precious metals bearing pellet motifs to one face; a clothes fitting or other object with two discoid faces joined by an arm, each face displaying a central dome. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx DRG Coins and Antiquities, Essex, UK.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Viking Age Silver Earring with Bead
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
The carinated silver hoop with one flattened and pierced terminal and one coiled; free-running gold-in-glass bead. 0.97 grams, 17 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Silver Zoomorphic Hook Fastener
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Of sub-triangular shape, incised segmented border; pierced. 2.24 grams, 31 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Purse Fitting
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crescentic in plan with a triangular cross-section, both faces displaying panels of lozenges, each with a punched annulet to centre; piercing to one arm. 45 grams, 10.8 cm
From a 1970s collection. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2017.
