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LOT 1912
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Bracelet Pair
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 7/8 - 3 1/8 in. (101 grams total, 73-80 mm).
Pair of triangular-section penannular bracelets, each formed from two braided bronze rods; one with hook-and-eye closure. [2, 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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Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Constructed from piled bone panels held with iron rivets; median D-shaped panel with teeth cut into the straight edge, faced by outer panels with incised wave-pattern detailing. 30 grams, 72 mm
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Late 10th-early 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Of Petersen's Type S (Wheeler Type III) with five graduated lobes; the lower face a swept arc; pierced through the tallest lobe to accept the tang of the sword's blade. 43 grams, 55 mm
Found near Ormskirk, West Lancashire, UK, in February 2014. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with the National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, Liverpool Museum, on 27 February 2015, and accompanied by a copy of the Object Entry Sheet and a copy of the PAS report number LVPL-C0264A. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
