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LOT 1213
Viking Age Hack Silver Bar
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.81 grams, 35 mm).
An irregular rectangular-section silver bar with roughly cut ends.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Magyar Gilt Sword Scabbard Mount with Two Ravens
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A gilt copper-alloy scabbard mount composed of a semi-circular plate and tapering rectangular arm; displaying two stylised ravens in repoussé, their bodies addorsed, heads reversed and wings spread, set against a field of shallow incised foliate tendrils; extensive remains of gilding; perforated for attachment. 9.88 grams, 46 mm
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Scandinavian Viking Boar's Head Brooch Collection
7th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £635
A group of three Viking and pre-Viking boar's head brooches of different types comprising: a proto-animal-head brooch with swept profile, domed central panel and heater-shaped lateral flanges, catch to the foot; a proto-animal-head brooch decorated with domed central panel, two voids close to the upper edge, lateral conical domes to the corners, triangular snout with catch to the underside, zones of incised ornament; shallow dots and plain ears; a classic boar's head with lanceolate panels to the upper corners, rows of impressed dots, pierced at the top and hollow to accept a separate backplate with pin-lugs and catch. 42.8 grams total, 35-49 mm
Fine condition, pins absent.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.
The brooch's origin in the late Roman crossbow brooch can be seen in the development of the final type.
