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LOT 1253
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Lobed Belt Mount
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.8 grams, 27 mm).
Of annular form with four large discoid lobes alternating with smaller ones, parcel-gilt wreath band; four mounting rivets to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
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Viking Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With a reversed C-shaped body tapering towards the terminals, geometric ornament in relief including lozenges and pecking; terminals absent. 66 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Similar bracelets were found usually in female graves in the Hemlanden cemetery in Birka. Sometimes they were found in pairs, sometimes worn only on the right arm. Their main characteristic was the geometric decoration engraved on the surface.
