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LOT 1634
Viking Age Gold Bracteate Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1/2 in. (0.51 grams, 13 mm).
A circular repoussé pendant with four raised domes to the centre arranged in the shape of a cross, stamped pellets to the border.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Stirrup Apex Mount with Beasts
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £101
Heater-shaped flanking beasts and beast-head at the apex, narrow ledge to the reverse and rivet to centre. 22.5 grams, 44 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Age Gold Elfshot Pendant
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Comprising a D-shaped gold cap with integral loop above, inset knapped flint blade. 3.41 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period. -
Viking Bronze Weight Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Barrel-shaped and domed types with flat faces, irregular forms and damage. 110 grams total, 15-23 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
