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LOT 1468
Viking Bronze Dragon-Head Strap Mount
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (8.6 grams, 36 mm).
With volute scroll terminal, raised beast-head detail with niello inlay; attachment pin through as pierced lug.
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
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LOT 1468
Viking Bronze Dragon-Head Strap Mount
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Viking Age Silver and Other Pendant Collection
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Comprising: one domed disc with granulation and central cell; one gilt disc with kolovrat spinning-wheel motif; one dirhem Arabic coin with applied ribbed loop; one cast disc with high-relief Ringerike style serpent motif reserved on a pounced field; one plain disc with applied loop. 35.8 grams total, 24-41 mm
Acquired before 1990. Ex property of a professional collector. -
Heavy Viking Age Bronze Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Of penannular form, with decoratively facetted outer face and expanded terminals. 294 grams, 90 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant
10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With openwork lunate design decorated in low relief pellets; integral suspension loop. 1.87 grams, 22 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From an old Munich collection.
