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LOT 1480
Viking Age Iron Inlaid Ring-Pin
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (40.2 grams, 15 cm).
With circumferential bands of silver inlay and gilt detailing; free-running ring with similar inlay. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar dress-pin in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1891,1021.101.
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Viking Age Openwork Bronze Pendant
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Viking Age Bronze Animal Head Pendant
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Viking Age Silver and Other Pendant Collection
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Comprising: one domed disc with granulation and central cell; one gilt disc with kolovrat spinning-wheel motif; one dirhem Arabic coin with applied ribbed loop; one cast disc with high-relief Ringerike style serpent motif reserved on a pounced field; one plain disc with applied loop. 35.8 grams total, 24-41 mm
Acquired before 1990. Ex property of a professional collector.
