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LOT 1455
Viking Age Bronze Stamped Bracelet with Beast Head Terminals
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (39 grams, 71 mm wide).
Composed of a penannular hoop with carinated outer face, punched triangles containing pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1455
Viking Age Bronze Stamped Bracelet with Beast Head Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Viking Age Bronze Stamped Bracelet with Beast Head Terminals
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Composed of a penannular hoop with carinated outer face, punched triangles containing pellets. 39 grams, 71 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Opposed Horse Heads
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Retaining its suspension loop to the top edge; three pendant rosettes beneath the openwork heads. 24 grams, 64 mm
Acquired before 1990. Ex property of a professional collector. -
Pre-Viking Gold Bracteate Pendant with Entwined Beast
Late 5th-early 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Of Type D, with fragmentary applied beaded wire border and ribbed suspension loop; the repoussé design a zoomorph with the body formed from looped tendrils; the head beneath the loop with C-shaped left-facing head outlined with pellets, crossbar and eye. 2.24 grams, 28 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Orsett, Essex, UK, in 2015. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference no.ESS-4FF212. Disclaimed as treasure with reference number 2015 T471. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.200403.
