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LOT 1429
Viking Age Bronze Belt Strap Distributor with Beast-Head Attachments
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (27.6 grams, 44 mm).
With domed profile to the distributor, three different beast-head finials to the strap-attachments. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar item in the British Museum, London under acquisition number 1921,1101.160.
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LOT 1429
Viking Age Bronze Belt Strap Distributor with Beast-Head Attachments
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Viking Bronze Openwork Box Brooch with Silver Detailing
11th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Formed as an openwork outer shell, inner container and bottom plate; the upper face with central conical boss and four small satellite bosses each with a silver surface disc; to the outer face four pierced tongue-shaped panels with D-shaped finials proud of the upper face, each with a silvered element to the upper end; the bottom plate with integral catchplate and central void, four attachment pins to the underside; the upper face and sidewall executed in Urnes style zoomorphic openwork; the inner element a plain sheet-bronze container. 95 grams, 55 mm
Acquired in the 1950s. Ex private collection, South West England.
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Viking Age Bronze Strap Loop
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Trefoil lobe with incised segment detailing and two holes to accept rivets. 7.94 grams, 35 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Silver Expandable Ring
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With broad hoop tapering to extensions forming a coiled continuation of the hoop; Baltic Semigallian type. 4.60 grams, 23.19 mm overall, 19.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired 1970s. From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
