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LOT 1392
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (17.4 grams, 80 mm wide).
Slender-bodied and penannular in form, with one remaining bulbous terminal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in the river Ouse, Yorkshire, UK.
From the collection of Alan Hardcastle.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2017.
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Pre-Viking Gold Aroma Bucket Pendant
4th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Adorned with filigree to the sidewall and handle, a polished red glass gem to the base held in a toothed setting. 2.24 grams, 21 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Pendants in the form of miniature buckets have been found in a number of pagan Anglo-Saxon and Viking contexts and are generally made of bronze or iron, with gold examples being rare; three gold examples were found with the hoard from Hoen, Norway. Bronze bucket amulets have been found at Driffield in Yorkshire, and Vimose bog in Denmark, among other places. In form they represent wooden buckets bound with bronze or iron bands which have been found in Anglo-Saxon and Viking graves and are believed to have held mead or ale and were used to replenish the cups from which warriors drank. As amulets they probably represent the ecstatic power of alcoholic drink and the role of women as the dispensers of these precious beverages. -
Viking Age Faux Twisted Bronze Torc
Circa 10th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Solid twisted rope design with large flattened leaf-shaped terminals. 175 grams, 18.2 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Cross
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With reserved cross on a textured field, bifacial design, pierced suspension lug. 2.3 grams, 24 mm
Acquired 1970s. From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
