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LOT 1245
Viking Age Embossed Repoussé Bracelet
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (19 grams, 58 mm).
A flat-section copper-alloy bracelet, the penannular body decorated with repoussé pellets to upper nad lower edges, medial band of pellets enclosed by incised circlets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Boar's Head Stirrup Mount
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A copper-alloy zoomorphic stirrup mount of Williams' Class A, Type 8; formed as a boar's head with stylised detailing; the mount is sub-triangular in plan displaying one head at the apex and two heads below, decoration comprising looping and bifurcating tendrils; shallow ledge to the reverse and three perforations for mounting. 23.3 grams, 55 mm
Fine condition, traces of strap to the reverse.
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Viking Age Gold Hammer Amulet
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
A sheet-gold hammer amulet formed by doubling a single gold sheet; bifacial pellet ornament tracing the perimeter of the hammer and a central motif mimicking the broad plan of the weapon; suspension loop formed within the fold at the neck. 1.57 grams, 20 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The techniques used to manufacture this pendant (working sheet gold and granulation) had been in the repertoire of the Scandinavian goldsmith since the Iron Age and formed part of the manufacturing process for bracteate pendants and other jewellery items (Reynolds Brown, K. et al., From Attila to Charlemagne. Arts of the Early Medieval Period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000, p.15-16, 310-1).
