Viking Age Jellinge Style Bronze Regardant Beast Pendant

LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (6.06 grams, 35 mm).

With integral loop, openwork regardant Jellinge style beast with tendrils and border. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, type J.2.02.

Footnotes

There is a class of discoid pendants with banded borders and contorted figures found in the hinterland of the Baltic region, associated with the influence of Scandinavian 'Rus' settlers. The design of these items recalls specific elements of Viking art - for example, the 'gripping hands' motif is a feature of the Oseberg Style named after the famous Norwegian ship-burial.

CONDITION

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