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LOT 1661
Viking Bronze Decorated Arm Bangle
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3 1/8 in. (261 grams, 80 mm).
Comprising a substantial D-section coil with lines of punched decoration to the median facet and knotwork bands at the upper and lower sections.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.III (20).
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Viking Age Gold Elfshot Pendant
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Comprising a D-shaped gold cap with integral loop above, inset knapped flint blade. 3.41 grams, 27 mm
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This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period. -
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9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £169
A circular repoussé pendant with four raised domes to the centre arranged in the shape of a cross, stamped pellets to the border. 0.51 grams, 13 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
