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LOT 1416
Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (18.1 grams total, 27-39 mm).
Each buckle decorated with zoomorphs and geometric motifs, one with remains of gilding, one openwork and one with an articulate tongue. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1416
Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Viking Age Bronze Stamped Penannular Brooch
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Featuring facetted terminals, stamped triangles, annulets and other motifs to the body and pin head; the latter free-running. 25.9 grams, 57 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Silver Expandable Bracelet with Spirals
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Adorning the bezel, formed with overlapping arms and coiled collars. 27.3 grams, 73 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Pre-Viking Iron Slave Chain Shackle
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising thirty-eight 8-shaped iron links, with interstitial H-shaped twisted elements; securing ring at the upper end; iron ring at the lower end with thick linked ring and two substantial shackles, each a pair of parallel bars with a loop at each end; attached to each a flat rectangular-section fetter with substantial retaining rivet. 4.45 kg, 2.57 m long
Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.
The shackles are formed with an elliptical void in order to accommodate a human foot, closed with an iron rivet which could not have been easily removed without heating the metal.
