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LOT 1497
Viking Age Bronze Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.29 grams, 33 mm).
Retaining its integral suspension loop, and decorated with concentric roundels composed of shallow domes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Scandinavian Viking Bronze Box Brooch
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Featuring a squat cylindrical body, ornate cruciform motif to upper face, zoomorphic panels to the side wall; hollow-formed; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. 93 grams, 53 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Disc Brooch with Cross
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
In relief with angled borders and five pellets to the interior representing the Five Wounds of Christ; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. 23.7 grams, 37 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Pre-Viking Silver Filigree Bucket Pendant
4th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A silver pendant formed as a miniature bucket with applied filigree bands to the strap handle and body. 2.57 grams, 24 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Pendants in the form of miniature buckets have been found in a number of pagan Anglo-Saxon and Viking contexts and are generally made of bronze or iron, with gold examples being rare; three gold examples were found with the hoard from Hoen, Norway. Bronze bucket amulets have been found at Driffield in Yorkshire, and Vimose bog in Denmark, among other places. In form they represent wooden buckets bound with bronze or iron bands which have been found in Anglo-Saxon and Viking graves and are believed to have held mead or ale and were used to replenish the cups from which warriors drank. As amulets they probably represent the ecstatic power of alcoholic drink and the role of women as the dispensers of these precious beverages.
