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LOT 1262
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Artefact Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 in. (7.19 grams total, 25-52 mm).
Comprising: a slender mount with single piercing, possibly representing Hercules' club; implement finial with figure standing holding a book and staff, possibly Saint Peter, suspension loop to top of head. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Large Viking Age Silver-Gilt Pendant with Interlace Design
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Cast openwork interlaced cross design with lozenge in centre, ribbed suspension loop. 12.06 grams, 46 mm high
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Of discoid form with integral suspension loop, decorated in relief. 3.36 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Finno-Ugrian Iron Bearded Axehead
11th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Triangular in plan with D-shaped socket, square butt, scooped lower profile and curved edge. 616 grams, 16.3 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
The more commonly used weapons of the Finno-Ugrian people were axes, commonly found in all Finnic areas, as well as spears. Iron axeheads of this typology show a sub-trapezoidal asymmetrical blade, often perforated through the centre.
