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LOT 1727
Viking Age Bronze Annular Brooch with Bear's Masks
10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (16.7 grams, 88 mm).
Annular in form, D-shaped in section with three inward-facing bear-masks, sturdy pin with loop finial on the shank. [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.
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LOT 1727
Viking Age Bronze Annular Brooch with Bear's Masks
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Viking Period Bronze Twisted Neck Torc
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Formed of two twisted rods with overlapping arms and loop terminals. 63 grams, 13 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. -
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Bronze Artefact Group
6th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including scabbard chape with zoomorphic head decoration, coiled ring with engraved geometric design, a zoomorphic head mount, coiled pin with globular finial and others. 155 grams total, 23-62 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet with Hatch-Decorated Terminals
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Penannular bracelet formed from two rods twisted about each other, flattened to each end with incised hatched design to the outer edge. 49 grams, 70 mm
From an East Sussex, UK, private collection; acquired 1980s-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
