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LOT 1732
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Belt Mount Pair
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.37 grams total, 20-21 mm).
Each a heater-shaped plaque with indented upper edge, domed obverse with stylised animal-mask detailing in a beaded border; mounting pins to reverse, remains of leather; Avar workmanship. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Viking Bronze and Lead Gaming Piece Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a lead disc with central gouge to one face, bronze disc with central recess and inset silver stud, radiating triangular punchmarks. 28.9 grams total, 22 mm each
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
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. -
Viking Age Bronze Coiled Ring Group
11th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: plain rod coiled to form a finger ring; penannular hoop with coiled rod extensions; Baltic types. 22.56 grams total, 23-25 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
