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LOT 1236
Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (2.78 grams, 37 mm).
A silver pendant composed of a tapering lozenge-section hoop with overlapping arms and coiled terminals, suspending an axehead pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Viking Period Silver Jewellery Group
8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A mixed group of silver jewellery items comprising: a free-running axehead pendant suspended on a silver ring with overlapping arms and coiled sleeves; an earring composed of a tapering round-section penannular hoop, graduated conical knops to each terminal; an incomplete and misshapen penannular hoop decorated with flowerhead collars, filigree rings to each upper and lower face. 19.9 grams total, 34-50 mm
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman. -
Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A silver axehead pendant and suspension loop with ends coiled about the shank. 1.68 grams, 31 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. UK private collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
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.
