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LOT 1734
Viking Age Bronze Double Bell Pendant Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (25 grams total, 40 mm each).
Each comprising a tubular bead with ribbing to the outer face, suspension loops each supporting a bottle-shaped dangle. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring Group
11th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: plain rod coiled to form a finger ring; penannular hoop with coiled rod extensions; Baltic types. 22.56 grams total, 23-25 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Beast Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Discoid with integral loop, stylised bird on a hatched field. 3.72 grams, 24 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega Penannular Brooch Collection
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A group of flat-section Mordvinian type brooches. 72.7 grams total, 55-59 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
This type of brooch belongs to the typologies of the omega brooches. It was probably used by Ugro-Finnic people to fasten the shirt at the neck or to attach other lighter garments. These brooches evolved to become very elaborate, with dangling springs from the edges, and were often worn in pairs, particularly on female garments. In this late Viking period their coins demonstrated Russian and Eastern Roman influences in their art and jewellery.
