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LOT 1248
Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (1.68 grams, 31 mm).
A silver axehead pendant and suspension loop with ends coiled about the shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.107.
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Viking Penannular Brooch
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A penannular bronze brooch with a tapering body and upturned terminals each with a polygonal knop with nine faces, with pricked dot and annulet decoration; the apex of the hoop with a tripartite collar, flanked by symmetrical decorative motifs comprising concentric triangles composed of pricked dots and with annulet fill and annulets to the apexes, framed by lozenges composed of four annulets; free-running pin composed of a tapering tongue with headplate coiled around the brooch, the head decorated with raised bands and chevrons. 19.2 grams, 46 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. -
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.
