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LOT 1759
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Odin with Ravens Belt Mount Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (22.2 grams total, 16-21 mm).
Comprising two front-facing masks of a bearded male; six mounts with bearded male mask and a stylised raven on each side; triangular with pelletted decoration to the body; each with remains of gilding and three mounting pins to the reverse. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1759
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Odin with Ravens Belt Mount Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Viking Period Bronze Twisted Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Penannular in form made from a single wire strand looped at one end. 10.9 grams, 55 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Decorated Bronze Latch Key
8th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A bifacial latch-lifter with square openwork head, flat-section shank with a barbed finial, pierced to accept a suspension ring; three piercings to the head, two B-shaped, and a larger T-shape, scrolled centre bar; scrolled lappets above the junction with the shank, and two scaphoid depressions to each face and ring-and-dot decoration throughout. 19 grams, 90 mm
From a private UK collection formed since the 1980s. Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Viking Age Silver-Gilt Buckle
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: a D-shaped frame with ribbed figures and tendrils to the loop, narrow bar and horn-shaped D-section tongue. 22.7 grams, 57 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Anglia private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
