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LOT 0351
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.51 grams total, 21 mm each).
Comprising two discoid pendants displaying Odin gripping two ravens; one with suspension loop. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Pendant Collection
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a lunar pendant with segmented bar and suspension loop; a discoid plaque likely portraying Odin gripping ravens; pendant with domed body and vegetal motif, suspension loop above; a trapezoidal pendant with suspension loop, displaying an animal mask in relief featuring long, curled whiskers extending the height of the plaque. 18 grams total, 19-25 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Skeletal Stirrup Apex Mount
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
A well defined Williams's Class A Type 6 mount comprising a D-shaped plaque with high-relief central tree or skeleton, a serpent to each lateral edge with divided tail coiled over the 'tree's' trefoil finial, head at the tree's base; beast-head finial with loop above; shallow ledge to the reverse, two circular piercings above. 25 grams, 50 mm
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
Viking Age Gold Elf Shot Pendant
9th-10th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Formed as a gold cap set with polished agate gem; suspension loop above. 0.93 grams, 18 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock. 'Elfshot' described sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.
