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LOT 1681
Viking Age Bronze Double Bell Pendant Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (16 grams total, 39 mm each).
Each comprising a tubular bead with ribbing to the outer face, suspension loops each supporting a bottle-shaped dangle. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. for a bell pendant of Viking Age, Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, grave 735, pl.100, no.3, for the type.
FootnotesThe presence of a similar bell pendant in grave 735 of the Birka Necropolis, where a warrior and his horse were also buried, could lead to the belief that such pendants were part of the horse's harness. This was a very common custom in the Mediterranean world, which could also have been adopted by the Vikings.
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LOT 1681
Viking Age Bronze Double Bell Pendant Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
With silver head comprising a profile dragon-head with openwork jaws, hatched detailing to face and neck, collar with pierced lug to rear; attached to round-section iron spike; short length of double-loop chain attached to lug. 75 grams, 14.7 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12733-234716. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Two rods tightly twisted and curved into a penannular shape with tapering finials, the bracelet hammered on each side into a square section. 42 grams, 70 mm
From a Sussex, UK, private collection; acquired 1980s-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Scandinavian Viking 'Hoard' of Hacked Gold and Silver with Weights, Scales and Pans
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Comprising: articulated arms for a scale balance with spike gnomon; two hemispherical bowls each with suspension holes at the rim; three trade weights each with a struck motif to one faces; group of complete and cut-half silver dirham coins; six cut fragments of silver ingot; small gold ingot fragment. 284 grams total, 1-20 cm
From 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.
