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LOT 1548
Viking Bronze Boar's Head Brooch
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (40 grams, 46 mm).
Trapezoidal in plan with zones of pointillé detailing, separate base-plate with catch and pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 3.25.
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Viking Age Silver-Gilt Mount with Figure
Circa 10th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Sub-rectangular with lip to the reverse; high-relief facing figure with band of straight hair, omega-shaped brow and pellet eyes, stubby body and arms, splayed legs above two omega-shaped elements forming a rosette; mounting plate absent. 15.2 grams, 32 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.
The identity of the facing figure is unknown. There is an earlier, probably 9th century, Anglo-Saxon strap end with a facing nude male in low-relief which might be comparable (Thomas, 2007, item 8). -
Viking Age Bronze Equal-Arm Brooch Pair
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With central dome and upturned ends, ribbed and textured detailing to the obverse, catch and pin-lugs to the reverse. 109 grams total, 78-84 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Equal-armed bronze brooches of this category were found in various graves of Birka’s cemeteries (graves 444, 603, 535, 551, 577 and 483). They were all female graves and these clasps were used to fasten the cloaks in the upper part of the dress. -
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet with Interlaced Design
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
D-section with heavy basketwork motif to the outer face. 87 grams, 75 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
The bracelet is the product of Baltic workmanship. Certain Baltic tribes of Lithuania did not have any characteristic ethnographic female adornments, but they were strongly influenced by Scandinavian jewellery. Their range can be described by the archaeologists only on the basis of the distribution of the burial complexes.
