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LOT 1368
Viking Age Bronze Artefact Collection
6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 in. (15.1 grams total, 32-40 mm).
Comprising a late Roman piriform strap reinforcer; an openwork zoomorphic mount; a rectangular mount with bird head and chased ornament below. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Gold and Rock Crystal Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
The sheet-gold setting with plaited wire border and filigree 'knots' holding a polished rock crystal; tubular suspension loop decorated with interlace knot motif. 6.87 grams, 32 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Bronze Belt Mount and Strap End Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including an openwork strap end of Thomas's Class E Type 1, a mount with gilt detailing, a mount with segmented surface and niello inlay, a heavy bifacial strap end with zoomorphic motifs. 84 grams total, 41-57 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Composed of a flat-section discoid body with pelletted border, low-relief motif of an advancing beast in regardant pose, tail curled beneath the body, the mouth open; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse; Baltic workmanship. 9.17 grams, 26.61 mm
Ex property of a Dutch collector before 2014. From the collection of a North American gentleman
The brooch is a later Scandinavian copy of a 9th century Anglo-Saxon brooch type with a regardant horse. The present example has a more dragon-like beast in similar pose with serpentine head and extended tongue.
