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LOT 1309
Viking Age Silver Filigree Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (3.52 grams, 34 mm).
Disc pendant with integral suspension loop, applied granules and filigree rings and loops. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.98(11).
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Viking Age Bronze Pendant
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Retaining its integral suspension loop, and decorated with concentric roundels composed of shallow domes. 9.29 grams, 33 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Silver Ring with Stamped Design
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Scaphoid plaque with extension coiled about the shank, punched square. pellet and arch motifs forming an undulating design. 4.40 grams, 23.96 mm overall, 20.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Pre-Viking Iron Slave Chain Shackle
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising thirty-eight 8-shaped iron links, with interstitial H-shaped twisted elements; securing ring at the upper end; iron ring at the lower end with thick linked ring and two substantial shackles, each a pair of parallel bars with a loop at each end; attached to each a flat rectangular-section fetter with substantial retaining rivet. 4.45 kg, 2.57 m long
Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.
The shackles are formed with an elliptical void in order to accommodate a human foot, closed with an iron rivet which could not have been easily removed without heating the metal.
