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LOT 1265
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (28.3 grams, 71 mm).
Composed of a penannular hoop with convex outer face, tapering towards the terminals; decorative notching and lozenges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With a reversed C-shaped body tapering towards the terminals, geometric ornament in relief including lozenges and pecking; terminals absent. 66 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Similar bracelets were found usually in female graves in the Hemlanden cemetery in Birka. Sometimes they were found in pairs, sometimes worn only on the right arm. Their main characteristic was the geometric decoration engraved on the surface. -
Viking Age Decorated Bronze Bracelet
Circa 11th-12th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Penannular profile with tapering ends, incuse pellets in an incised lattice with pointillé fill, median square panel with incised detailing and central glass cloison. 23 grams, 51 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Large Viking Age Silver Pendant with Beast Facing Back
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
With complex beast left, facing back to the right, gripping a tendril, within a double rope border with filigree annulets in the field; suspension loop to the apex, decorated with filigree pellets within annulets. 7.57 grams, 49 mm high
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
