Loading, please wait...
LOT 1794
Viking Age Silver Plaited Ring
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.32 grams, 25.31 mm overall, 17.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
With triangular-section braided shank hammered at the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Viking Age Bronze Raven's Beak Pendant
10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With domed eye and tendril surround ending in loops, substantial suspension loop to the reverse. 16.8 grams, 55 mm
Acquired before 1990. Ex property of a professional collector. -
Viking Decorated Bronze Arm Ring Pair
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Matched pair of penannular arm bands with hatched decoration on the upper face. 154 grams total, 11.3-11.8 cm
From a 1980s collection. Ex North West London gallery. Private collection, Suffolk. -
Very Large Scandinavian Viking Silver Tau Cross Pendant
10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Hollow-formed type with barrel-shaped suspension bar, narrow neck, trefoil plaque with two lateral piercings; applied filigree knotwork to the plaque and suspension bar, domed 'eyes' and nose at the junction with the plaque; plain reverse. 23.1 grams, 71 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13299-256161.
Although the ornament is decorated with a traditional double-braid band, it no longer features animal ornamentation, but intertwined rings made of multi-row filigree wire. The shape of the Tau cross also finds parallels with the patrices of the Busdorf hoard (Schleswig-Holstein).
