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LOT 1473
Viking Age Bronze Decorated Lunar Pendant
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (16.4 grams, 30 mm).
Stamped with sunburst or flowerhead motifs to both faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Silver Trade Weight Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
One a discoid bezel(?) with notched edge, two fragments of rectangular bar. 4.2 grams total, 6-9 mm
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s. -
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Disc Brooch with Entwined Heads
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Domed brooch with gilding to the obverse, raised design of four bird-heads with billets to the neck, enmeshed beaks and other parts, pellet eyes; chamfered rim; reverse with catch, pin-lugs and loop for attachment of a chain. 25.6 grams, 45 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Twisted Gold Wire Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Composed of decoratively twisted gold wire coils within a plain gold wire frame; possibly Irish workmanship. 5.87 grams, 50 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
