Loading, please wait...

Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes
Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Details

LOT 1510

Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes

10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/4 in. (48.9 grams, 70.7 mm).

With rilled edge and pierced hub, the field a network of dense interlaced tendrils.

Provenance

Acquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Ex property of a London, UK, collector.

CONDITION
VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 1510

Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

Print page

RELATED LOTS
  • Viking Age Bronze Expandable Ring
    Viking Age Bronze Expandable Ring
    Circa 8th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    With broad hoop tapering to round-section extensions forming a coiled continuation of the hoop; Baltic Semigallian type. 5.25 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 19.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)



    From the collection of Alan Hardcastle. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection since 2015.

    Lot Details

  • Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch with Jellinge Style Ornament
    Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch with Jellinge Style Ornament
    10th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

    Comprising a domed, elliptical body and narrow flange border; the decorative scheme comprising four lobed faces with annular eyes amid Jellinge Style tendril ornamentation and a barred field; an asymmetrical piercing to the flange for a swag of beads to be attached to the rim; catch to the reverse together with a sturdy T-shaped fitting for the pin attached to the inside of the dome. 74 grams, 93 mm



    Ex property of a Dutch collector before 2014. From the collection of a North American gentleman.

    Tortoise brooches were associated strongly with wealthy females in Scandinavian communities from Ireland to Russia. Regional taste affected the decoration and the height of the dome; the present example has a carinated profile.

    Lot Details

  • Viking Age Gold Plunder Dinar Coin Pendant
    Viking Age Gold Plunder Dinar Coin Pendant
    8th-9th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

    Formed using an Abbasid Caliphate dinar coin with ridged suspension loop attached. 4.43 grams, 22 mm



    Acquired in the late 1970s and 1980s. Ex property of a London gentleman.

    Such Islamic coins were traded across the Viking world and have been discovered as grave goods or in hoards (as coins and as jewellery items) in Scandinavia and the Baltic area.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list