Loading, please wait...
LOT 1444
Viking Age Bronze Horse Harness Pendant Set
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 5/8 in. (57 grams total, 20-41 mm).
Mainly comprising square bronze appliqué panels with four piercings, loop to one edge and ovoid dangle. [21, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Viking Age and Later Axehead Group
Circa 10th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising socketted axeheads of various types; some possibly stamped with maker's marks. 7 kg total, 16-24.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
An axe similar to those of our group was found in the fortified camp of Péran, in Brittany, among the objects that emerged from a conflagration due to the attack of Alain Barbetorte's Bretons on a Viking camp, in 936 A.D. These axes were certainly work tools, although in case of necessity they could also serve as improvised weapons -
Medieval Iron Dagger Relic
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £403
Comprising a slender lozenge-section blade, drooping quillons, long tang and large spherical pommel. 221 grams, 36.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2005. From an old North Country, UK, collection. -
Luristan Bronze Ribbed Macehead
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Of Sara Gorz type with cylindrical shaft extended over the top, rounded knobs around the swollen head, flanked by horizontal grooved bands; mounted on a custom-made stand. 367 grams, 83 mm (633 grams total, 19 cm high including stand)
English private collection. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013. Private collection, London.
