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LOT 0390
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Beast Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.72 grams, 24 mm).
Discoid with integral loop, stylised bird on a hatched field. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Stirrup Mount with Urnes Entwined Beasts
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
An exceptionally rare tulip-shaped mount with Urnes Style interlace, pierced at the apex and twice at the base above the shallow rear ledge. 23 grams, 48 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK. -
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising twisted rods for the shank with tapering finials. 50 grams, 82 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. -
Viking Bronze Decorated Spoon
10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
With shallow bowl and bulb to the neck, square-section handle with twisted shank, collar and knop finial; reverse of bowl with lattice motif; mounted on a custom-made stand. 15.4 grams, 13.5 cm (39 grams total, 14.7 cm including stand)
Acquired on the London art market, 1995. Private collection, London.
The lattice motif has parallels in the art of the Vars and other cultures of the Hungarian plain. Scandinavian contact with that part of Europe was maintained by trade and settlement along the Volga and other waterways. The city of Kyiv was ruled by Scandinavian Rus for some centuries.
