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LOT 0369
Viking and Later Fire-Striker Collection
11TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 5 1/4 in. (523 grams total, 2.9-13.2 cm).
Comprising: two galley-shaped firesteels each with a core formed as looped corrugations in a sturdy frame with one scrolled end and flat underside for the striking face; fragment of a similar item formed as an advancing horse with saddle; mounted on a custom-made stand. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Cacciandra, V. & Cesati, A., Fire Steels, Turin, 1996; cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.144.
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LOT 0369
Viking and Later Fire-Striker Collection
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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S-shaped plate brooch formed with a profile bird-head finial at each end with inset garnet cabochon eye, hatched panels and inlaid garnet cloisons; pin-lugs and catch to reverse. 7.58 grams, 30 mm
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Opening Bid: £1,250
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