Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0345
Viking Age Silver Facing Bird Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (5.46 grams, 43 mm).
Zoomorphic, in the form of a bird with wing and feather detailing highlighted in filigree, the suspension tube forming the bird's head, curved beak below, beaded filigree collars and coiled wire to each arm of the suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Magnus, B., Men, Gods and Masks in Nordic Iron Age Art, Volume 1, Köln, 2003, item 227, for similar type.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With penannular hoop, snaking vertical grooves and large dimples, terminals formed as snake's head swallowing its tail. 28 grams, 48mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A similar bracelet, with deep wavy furrows and stamped rows of circles, was found on the remains of the right forearm bones of a female, in grave 1081 of Hemlanden Birka cemetery. These bracelets, as visible in this grave, were usually worn in pairs on both arms, or - like in the case of the Birka grave - paired with another kind of bracelet. -
.jpg)
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Face
Circa 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With stylised face and pierced eyes, Williams's Class B Type 4 with vestigial lower ledge. 22.11 grams, 41 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Viking Age Silver Filigree Wolf's Head Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Of triangular form with integral suspension loop, the face delineated using granules to form almond-shaped eyes beneath eyebrows, concentric chevrons to the nasal line; applied granules and straps to the loop. 1.79 grams, 26 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From a London W1, UK, collection.
