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LOT 1450
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/2 in. (17.2 grams total, 22-39 mm).
Mainly openwork plaques bird-shaped with voids and low-relief detailing. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LXXXI, for types.
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Viking Age Bronze Cross Mount
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Or strap distributor; formed with four scrolled arms radiating from the quadrants of a central cross; four cylindrical struts to the reverse and a similarly-shaped reverse plate. 17.7 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Equal-Arm Brooch Pair
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With central dome and upturned ends, ribbed and textured detailing to the obverse, catch and pin-lugs to the reverse. 109 grams total, 78-84 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Equal-armed bronze brooches of this category were found in various graves of Birka’s cemeteries (graves 444, 603, 535, 551, 577 and 483). They were all female graves and these clasps were used to fasten the cloaks in the upper part of the dress. -
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Viking Cased Bronze Trade Scales with Weights and Hack
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Scales with triple-ring chains, distributor hubs and three chains to each dish, voided handle and gnomon; case formed as two hemispheres with securing clasps to the rim; set of nine bronze barrel-shaped trade weights with punched detailing and identification marks to the flat faces; five silver dirhem coins and thirteen cut halves; two fragments of sheet gold, one with applied filigree tendrils; three hacked pieces of D-section ingot; a silver terminal with beast-head and three convergent bands; two beast-head terminals for a bracelet; six pieces of hacked silver ornament; supplied with a custom-made stand. 1 kg total, 0.9-33 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
