Loading, please wait...
LOT 1612
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (50.45 grams, 72.39 mm).
Formed as a twisted tapering bar with tongue-shaped finials, each with a median split and incised hatching. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate European collection formed before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex 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.
-
.jpg)
Viking Age Silver Earring with Bead
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
The carinated silver hoop with one flattened and pierced terminal and one coiled; free-running gold-in-glass bead. 0.97 grams, 17 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Silver Shield-Maiden Pendant
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
A female in floor-length robe holding a shield in her right hand and drawn knife in her left, stylised headdress and long plaited band of hair to the rear; pierced lug to the reverse. 8.08 grams, 40.68 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. Ex property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
This pendant resembles a find from Galgebakke, Denmark, a silver figure holding a short sword and clutching a shield by the boss (Vang Petersen, item 4). The Galgebakke figure is identified as female on the basis of the elaborate crested hairstyle, and an ankle-length dress with tiny feet beneath. The interpretation usually offered for this figure is that of a skjoldmø or 'shield-maiden', a female who takes up arms in pursuit of vengeance such as the legendary Hervor in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. Scholars used to interpret these armed females as valkyries - hand maidens of the god Oðinn - but the idea has been challenged recently (Gardeła, 2013). -
.jpg)
Viking Hammer-Shaped Gold Ingot
9th-12th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
D-shaped in section with T-shaped finial and central annulet. 8.25 grams, 22 mm
Fine condition.
From a collection formed prior to 2000. From the property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
