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LOT 1678
Viking Age Decorated Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 900-1100 A.D.
2 3/8 in. (17.14 grams, 62 mm).
Penannular type with flat-section body and stamped and incised decoration to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
Ex Apollo Art Auction, 13 November 2022, no.459.
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Viking Period Silver Trade Ingot
Circa 800-1000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Sub-rectangular in plan and ovate in section, tapering to a rounded point at each end, some areas hammered flat in antiquity and displaying numerous striations and casting bubbles, nine triangular peck marks along the flat underside, but otherwise undecorated. 84 grams, 97 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue sheet.
Cuerdale Viking silver hoard from Lancashire which includes similar long, narrow examples and was deposited circa 905-910 (J. Graham-Campbell, 2011, The Cuerdale Hoard and related Viking-Age silver and gold from Britain and Ireland in the British Museum, London, pl. 3, 1: 17-18). -
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Bead
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Spherical with beaded collar to each opening. 1.99 grams, 14 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Very Large Viking Period Twisted Neck Torc with Loop Terminals
10th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A substantial neck-ring formed from twisted rods with looped terminals. 590 grams, 22.5 cm
From an old Essex collection; by descent 1976.
