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LOT 1752
Viking Age Silver Belt Mount Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.43 grams total, 43 mm each).
Each U-shaped in section with bulbous finial, flute and flared terminal at upper end with notch detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Viking Age Silver Bracelet
10th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
With round-section shank and two large curved flange finials, each with herringbone detailing. 22.8 grams, 61 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Viking Age Silver Belt Stiffeners
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Group of three mounts each with scalloped lateral edges, carinated section, everted ends; two mounting pegs to reverse. 29.2 grams total, 43-45 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Viking Silver-Gilt Seated Freyja Mount
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
A parcel-gilt plaque pendant with facing seated figure, probably the goddess Freyja, modelled in the half-round; the hands raised to grip lateral ribbed strands of hair, the garment formed as two crossed bands on the chest, the knees prominent and feet placed together; emerging from each strand of hair, a feline with curled tail, ribbed body, foreleg curled over the neck, notched fingers and triangular face with lappet and snubbed snout; loop above the head, three holes to the edges. 30.6 grams, 46 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13159-248791.
The figure represents a seated female accompanied by two cats. In the Icelandic poem Gylfaginning (The Deceiving of Gylfi), Freyja is said to be seated in her chariot drawn by two cats. Her hall in heaven is called Sessrumnir, meaning 'with room for many seats'. She is also associated with a high seat from which prophecy is made, similar to that of Odin.
