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LOT 1232
Viking Age Silver Axe Amulet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.2 grams, 18 mm).
A silver amulet formed as a twibill double-bladed axehead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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Viking Age Stamped Silver Pendant
Circa 8th-10th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
A silver discoid pendant with ribbed suspension loop, decorated with a central repoussé dome within a square frame composed of stamped triangles containing single pellets, in turn enclosed within a roundel composed of stamped triangles containing trefoil pellets, and an outer border of annulets. 4.89 grams, 38 mm
Fine condition, usage wear.
Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. -
Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A silver pendant comprising a free-running sub-triangular axehead pendant with flanges to the socket, one face with border of tremolier ornament; slender ring with terminals coiled around the shank. 1.38 grams, 38 mm
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman. -
Viking Period Silver Axe Pendant Group
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A trio of silver axehead pendants of different forms, each suspended on a free-running silver ring with overlapping and coiled arms; two decorated with punched annulets to one face, a third with punched triangles populated with single pellets. 8.93 grams total, 32-34 mm
Fine condition, usage wear.
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
