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LOT 0323

Viking Age Silver-Gilt Mount with Figure

CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (15.2 grams, 32 mm).

Sub-rectangular with lip to the reverse; high-relief facing figure with band of straight hair, omega-shaped brow and pellet eyes, stubby body and arms, splayed legs above two omega-shaped elements forming a rosette; mounting plate absent.

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007, item 29, for type.

Footnotes

The identity of the facing figure is unknown. There is an earlier, probably 9th century, Anglo-Saxon strap end with a facing nude male in low-relief which might be comparable (Thomas, 2007, item 8).

CONDITION

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LOT 0323

Viking Age Silver-Gilt Mount with Figure

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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