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LOT 2040
Viking Age Bronze Ring Brooch with Zoomorphic Terminals
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.84 grams, 24.13 mm).
With a penannular slender body and striated terminals with beast-head finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2040
Viking Age Bronze Ring Brooch with Zoomorphic Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Viking Age Twisted Bar Bracelet Pair
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Matched pair of penannular bracelets, formed of twisted round-section bars with looped terminals. 78.74 grams total, 60.81 - 61.64 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant with Scroll Cross
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Discoid with applied filigree looped bands, granules and other detailing; cleaned and polished. 4.99 grams, 38 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Silver Wrist Clasp Pair
5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Spiral-coiled wrist-clasps of Hines's Class A with one broad rounded loop to the centre and one returned hooked loop. 11.5 grams total, 36-38 mm
Ex property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.
The spiral-coil type of wrist clasp is the earliest form of an artefact type which became a very popular costume element in especially Norway and the English East Midlands in the early Anglo-Saxon Period. Grave-finds indicate that they were used to secure the cuffs of robes worn by high-status women.
