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LOT 0388
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Oseberg Contorted Beast Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (6.29 grams, 39.51 mm).
Openwork disc pendant with Oseberg Style disjointed body, facing mask, pierced suspension lug above.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From a London W1, UK, collection.
Literature
See Korshyn, V.E. Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.1.02 - 04.
Footnotes
There is a class of discoid pendants with banded borders and contorted figures found in the hinterland of the Baltic region, associated with the influence of Scandinavian settlers. The design of these items recalls specific elements of Scandinavian art - for example, the 'gripping hands' motif is a feature of the Oseberg Style named after the famous Norwegian ship-burial. Oseberg Style is associated with the beginnings of the Viking age, and was current in the 9th century when Scandinavian settlers began to establish centres of trade and political control in the area of the rivers Dnieper and Volga. The motif has been interpreted as a horse and linked with various legends and mythic figures.
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