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LOT 0317
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Collection Display
9TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (390 grams total, 21-56 mm).
Including addorsed horse heads with loops beneath, figure-embracing-birds discoid type and others; mounted on a perspex display stand. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Viking Gold Twisted Wire Ring
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £728
A single rod twisted about its own axis and coiled, with two applied granules. 1.95 grams, 22.84 mm overall, 19.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Viking Age Bronze Eagle-Head Riding Crop Terminal
Circa 11th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Modelled in the round with hooked beak and inset glass eyes, hollow to the underside. 9.42 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman. Property of a private collector, West London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Viking Lead Brooch Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: one plano-convex in profile with radiating arms and pellets, ferrous remains to reverse; one flat with raised bosses connected by ribs. 42.2 grams total, 26-28 mm
Found 'Ainsbrook', North-West Yorkshire, UK, circa 2005-2007. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.