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LOT 1520
Viking Age Silver Stamped Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (11.4 grams, 52 mm).
Composed of a reversed C-section penannular hoop, decorated with a symmetrical punch-stamped geometric design of annulets, pelletted triangles and pecking; chip to one terminal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Mount Collection
8th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: square mount engraved with a knotted cross, three mounting lugs to reverse; discoid mount with lug to reverse, three bird's heads to front with jewelled eyes; openwork ringed cross; scalloped polygonal mount with leaping beast in low relief, pierced, two mounting lugs to reverse. 11.8 grams total, 14-30 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet with Interlaced Design
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With vertical bands and beast-head finials, high-relief braid detailing. 40.9 grams, 79 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
The bracelet finds comparison with those of the Proto-Baltic Finnic Culture. In the Pre-Viking and Viking ages, later forms of this bracelet type were used in Baltic lands mainly in north-western Estonia, Virumaa, Järvamaa, and northern Tartumaa. The latest bracelets of this type, from the 9th century, display a longitudinal groove on their terminals. All bracelets with thickening terminals have been usually found in burials, hoards, or as stray finds. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Cross and Flower
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The discoid body displaying a cross to one face and a stylised flowerhead to the other; suspension loop and ring to the top edge. 3.27 grams, 31 mm
Private collection formed 1960s-1980s. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
