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LOT 1475
Viking Age Bronze Lunar Pendant
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.3 grams, 29 mm).
Of Scandinavian type (also widespread in the historical Rus region), with beast-head finials, panels of simulated granulation, pierced lug above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
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Viking Age Bronze Artefact Collection
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: an ovoid pendant with openwork centre and simple decoration; mount with rectangular headplate, bow and foot, with four piercings; lunar pendant with geometric ornament and beast head terminals; belt fitting with rectangular slot and scooped sides, zoomorphic ornament; carinated ring suspending a smaller penannular ring. 32.9 grams total, 23-47 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch with Jellinge Style Ornament
10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising a domed, elliptical body and narrow flange border; the decorative scheme comprising four lobed faces with annular eyes amid Jellinge Style tendril ornamentation and a barred field; an asymmetrical piercing to the flange for a swag of beads to be attached to the rim; catch to the reverse together with a sturdy T-shaped fitting for the pin attached to the inside of the dome. 74 grams, 93 mm
Ex property of a Dutch collector before 2014. From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Tortoise brooches were associated strongly with wealthy females in Scandinavian communities from Ireland to Russia. Regional taste affected the decoration and the height of the dome; the present example has a carinated profile. -
Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Triangular in form with trilobite apex and rivet hole, howling beast standing left with one raised paw, rivet hole to lower body, ledge to reverse. 27.5 grams, 42 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.
