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LOT 1220
Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.28 grams, 28 mm).
A silver pendant composed of a free-running axehead pendant suspended on a slender hoop with overlapping arms and coiled terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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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. -
Viking Age Bronze Chain Necklace
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A bronze necklace composed of circular chain links and single larger hoop. 63 grams, 52 cm long
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Viking Age Bracelet Group
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A group of two flat-section copper-alloy penannular bracelets, one decorated with scallops around the upper and lower edge with annulet fill; one decorated with a medial wavy line between plain bands, loop terminals with ring to both. 35 grams total, 57-59 mm
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
