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LOT 1639
Viking Bronze Handled Firesteel with Conjoined Horse Heads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (28.7 grams, 52 mm).
With bronze handle formed as two opposing dragons, each biting its own tail forming the loops; iron striker below. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.144, item 2.
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LOT 1639
Viking Bronze Handled Firesteel with Conjoined Horse Heads
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Stirrup Terminal with Beast
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With beast-head and other detailing, hollow to the underside. 15.3 grams, 31 mm
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Viking Age Bronze Necklace Bead Group
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising tubular beads with ribbed detailing and waisted tubular beads. 41 grams total, 13-28 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From the small number of identified child burials dating to the Viking-Age, it appears that small bronze bells, toys and mirrors are often artefacts associated with children. There is also some evidence that large numbers of beads were attached to outfits or worn as ornaments by children in certain areas, like those of Baltic Curonian. -
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Viking and Later Fire-Striker Collection
11th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
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. 523 grams total, 2.9-13.2 cm
Acquired 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.
