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LOT 1226
Viking Age Silver Twisted Torc
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (38 grams,13 cm).
A small silver neck torc formed of twisted rods with hammered looped terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously acquired in the 1980s.
From a North West London collection.
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Viking Age Silver Axe Amulet
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Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
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A silver pendant composed of a free-running axehead pendant suspended on a slender hoop with overlapping arms and coiled terminals. 1.28 grams, 28 mm
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Viking Penannular Brooch
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A penannular bronze brooch with a tapering body and upturned terminals each with a polygonal knop with nine faces, with pricked dot and annulet decoration; the apex of the hoop with a tripartite collar, flanked by symmetrical decorative motifs comprising concentric triangles composed of pricked dots and with annulet fill and annulets to the apexes, framed by lozenges composed of four annulets; free-running pin composed of a tapering tongue with headplate coiled around the brooch, the head decorated with raised bands and chevrons. 19.2 grams, 46 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
