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LOT 2067
Viking Bronze Buckle with Wolf's Head
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (26.89, 65.98 mm).
Comprising a trapezoidal openwork plate and integral buckle loop; the loop domed in section with triangular extension to the forward edge and raised billets, flat-section coiled tongue; the plate formed as a facing lupine head with reserved running zigzag to each flanking foreleg attached to the rear of the loop; Western Baltic type. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate CXXXIV (29), for loop; C (51) for head-and-paws motif.
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Viking Bronze Buckle with Wolf's Head
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a trapezoidal openwork plate and integral buckle loop; the loop domed in section with triangular extension to the forward edge and raised billets, flat-section coiled tongue; the plate formed as a facing lupine head with reserved running zigzag to each flanking foreleg attached to the rear of the loop; Western Baltic type. 26.89, 65.98 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
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Ex Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Omega Brooch with Shell Dangles
Mordvinian, 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A flat-section omega brooch comprising a penannular band and two trapezoidal plates; an articulate tongue; plates with raised pellets and four pierced lugs to the outer edges; cowrie shells suspended from the lugs beneath. 20.8 grams, 85 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
