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LOT 1537
Viking Age Gold Repousse Animal Bead
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.41 grams, 17 mm).
Of spacer type, formed as a stylised horse head with two piercings for placement between two tiers of beads.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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LOT 1537
Viking Age Gold Repousse Animal Bead
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Viking Age Silver Trade Weight Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
One a discoid bezel(?) with notched edge, two fragments of rectangular bar. 4.2 grams total, 6-9 mm
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s. -
Pre-Viking Bronze Twisted Torc
Circa 8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Gold Scutiform Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Composed of a flat-section discoid body, pierced lobe for suspension, central pellet, four smaller pellets around and band to the border, eight lozenge stamps each with four pellets. 1.94 grams, 23 mm
Private UK collection before 2014.
