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LOT 1420
Viking Age Stamped Silver Bar Group
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 3/8 in. (24.7 grams total, 34-59 mm).
One rectangular in section and punch-decorated with tessellating pellets-in-triangles; one tapering with carinated side edges, displaying a single column of punch-decorated pellets-in-triangles. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 1990s.
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Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Regardant Beast
9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Displayed in low-relief with raised tail, pellet eye, radiating mane, band of pellets to the border; pin-lug and catch to the reverse. 6.29 grams, 29 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. -
Viking Age Bronze Key with Quatrefoil-Shaped Handle
9th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £160
In openwork, circular lugs to the bow and stem, cruciform and circular motifs to the bit. 15.3 grams, 77 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Silver Filigree Brooch with Cross and Beast Heads
10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Composed of a sheet-silver domed discoid body with bands of applied filigree and granule detailing, cruciform design with interstitial facing masks, reeded strip detailing to reverse and hinged pin. 14.2 grams, 44 mm
Acquired in Germany in the 1990s. Formerly the property of a European gentleman living in Germany. Ex West London, UK, collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11730-200376.
The gradual spreading of Christianity among the Danish Vikings can be seen in certain pieces of jewellery, as here, where a cross is clearly traced among the filigree ornaments. Pagan amulets - such as Thor's hammer - were first combined with cross motifs and finally completely replaced by crucifixes.
