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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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Heater-shaped in profile with openwork Urnes Style interlace, holes for attachment pins to lower corners, beast-head finial to apex; remains of attachment rivets and strap to reverse. 17.8 grams, 55 mm
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A high-quality gilded example, for which we can find no parallel, extremely rare. -
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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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.
