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LOT 0365
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Military Horse Harness Pendant Set
CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 2 7/8 in. (194 grams total, 71.11-71.89 mm).
Comprising fourteen openwork pendants, each a piriform openwork plaque with pelleted bands and hinged hollow bulb finial, hinged at upper edge to a trefoil plate with mounting pins to reverse. [14]
ProvenanceFrom the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13270-253197.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, table LVI, for type.
FootnotesSuch horse harness pendants were common to the culture of the Alan, Kabarian and Hungaro-Magyar warriors, and also in use among the Eastern Viking (Rus) warriors.
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LOT 0365
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Military Horse Harness Pendant Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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Viking Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Face
Circa 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising a hollow central dome with four radiating trapezoidal arms, each with central piercing and bands of punched roundel decoration; dome with male face detailing, thick brow (or helmet) over two piriform eyes, rounded nose and wide-flaring moustache; suspension loop beneath the chin. 17.31 grams, 47.67 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
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Viking Age Gilt Bronze Military Horse Harness Pendant Set
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Comprising fourteen openwork pendants, each a piriform openwork plaque with pelleted bands and hinged hollow bulb finial, hinged at upper edge to a trefoil plate with mounting pins to reverse. 194 grams total, 71.11-71.89 mm
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13270-253197.
Such horse harness pendants were common to the culture of the Alan, Kabarian and Hungaro-Magyar warriors, and also in use among the Eastern Viking (Rus) warriors. -
Viking Age Bronze Ring Brooch with Zoomorphic Terminals
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With a penannular slender body and striated terminals with beast-head finials. 1.84 grams, 24.13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
