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LOT 0370
Viking Age Gold Pendant with Face
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (6.03 grams, 40 mm).
Discoid with repoussé mask within a segmented border, integral loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Viking Bronze Twisted Ring
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Comprising a braided band of wire butted on the underside. 6.75 grams, 27.80 mm overall, 19.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Scandinavian Viking 'Hoard' of Hacked Silver Jewellery and Coins
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
An assembled collection of silver items including: hacked ingot fragments; complete and cut dirhem coins; one end of an ansate brooch with applied figure; braided wire shank; looped end of a drop handle and other items. 158 grams total, 6.5-63 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Age Solid Gold Ring
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Octagonal in section with multiple abrasions to all faces. 8.94 grams, 22.64 mm overall, 17.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The polygonal section of the ring suggests a date of manufacture in Late Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Scandinavian culture. This feature was noted in respect of some items in the Cuerdale Hoard of 9th-10th century date, for example a ring-fragment (British Museum accession no.1841,0711.508).