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LOT 1402
Viking Age Fire Steel with Bronze Jellinge Dragon Handle
10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (31.4 grams, 52 mm).
Comprising a bronze body with engraved pair of Jellinge-style beasts on both sides, inserted iron part to the underside; attachment loop to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2000.
Ex property of an American collector.
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LOT 1402
Viking Age Fire Steel with Bronze Jellinge Dragon Handle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Viking Age Silver-Gilt Zoomorphic Strap End
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a slender animal head finial modelled with raised eyes, sub-triangular body with chased interlace; remains of gilding. 3.19 grams, 40 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. -
Viking Age Bronze Dragon Strap End with Loop
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Retaining attachment rivets; articulate buckle and strap end with zoomorphs in relief. 30.5 grams, 79 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
