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LOT 1498
Viking Age Bronze Dragon Strap End with Loop
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (30.5 grams, 79 mm).
Retaining attachment rivets; articulate buckle and strap end with zoomorphs in relief. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Bronze Urnes Style Entwined Beast Mount
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a short shank and entwined beast forming a voided circle with tendrils; rim pierced in three places to accept attachment pins. 10.2 grams, 39 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Bronze Bird Brooch
Circa 1100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled standing right on an openwork perch; remains of fastening mechanism to reverse; Weetch Type 30A. 8.6 grams, 36 mm
From a Lancashire collection. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Viking Age Silver Decorated Penannular Brooch
12th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Featuring domed terminals with apex granules and dense interlace and pellet decoration in relief, punched decoration to the free-running pin head. 14.4 grams, 46 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Penannular brooches with facetted terminals were part of the famous Kostivere hoard, found in Estonia, deposited in around 1220-1230 during the wars of Estonians against the Germans and Danes. The annular brooches with animal ornament in Urnes style were considered by the archaeologists definitely Scandinavian, more specifically from Gotland.
