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LOT 1633
Viking Age Silver Shield-Shaped Pendant with Sun
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (0.97 grams, 29 mm).
Disc-shaped with incised Sol Invictus motif; integral loop with end wound about the shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Viking Age Silver Snake-Headed Bracelet
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Penannular, round in section with punched scale detailing to the shank, opposed snake-head finials. 30.26 grams, 78 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Viking Bronze Openwork Box Brooch with Silver Detailing
11th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Formed as an openwork outer shell, inner container and bottom plate; the upper face with central conical boss and four small satellite bosses each with a silver surface disc; to the outer face four pierced tongue-shaped panels with D-shaped finials proud of the upper face, each with a silvered element to the upper end; the bottom plate with integral catchplate and central void, four attachment pins to the underside; the upper face and sidewall executed in Urnes style zoomorphic openwork; the inner element a plain sheet-bronze container. 95 grams, 55 mm
Acquired in the 1950s. Ex private collection, South West England.
On the Baltic island of Gotland, high-ranking females wore 'box' (or 'drum') brooches to secure their outer garments at the shoulders. The inner container may have been used to hold small valuables. -
Pre-Viking Bronze Proto Boar's Head Brooch
7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Formed as a keeled sub-triangular plaque, convex in profile with bulbs on the flanks extending to a short rounded projection; integral catchplate to reverse and remains of ferrous pin. 15.4 grams, 46 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired early 2000s. East Anglia, UK, collection.
This form of brooch developed from Scandinavian Iron Age forms of bow brooch with crossbar, bow and footplate; it later evolved into the standard form of boar-head brooch.
