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LOT 1706
Viking Bronze Trade Weight
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.34 grams, 25 mm).
Plano-convex in section and lentoid in plan with herringbone detailing to obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near York, Yorkshire, UK, in 2007.
From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Interlaced Beast Mount
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With openwork Urnes Style design of coiled serpent with head at the lower edge, two upper coils forming the attachment loops. 2.92 grams, 22 mm
Found Doncaster, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The style of the piece is very reminiscent of a bronze Urnes Style brooch in the Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen published in Wilson, D.M. and Klindt-Jensen, O. Viking Art, London, 1968, pl.LXXIII (f). The swept curves of the tendrils which enmesh the serpent's body are a noted feature of the style, which is found also in the great Norwegian stave churches and elsewhere. -
Viking Silver Twisted Ring
Early 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Heavily patinated solid silver ring with thick braided bezel of three wires, flat butted reverse. 8.62 grams, 27.28 mm overall, 18.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
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. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Stirrup Apex Mount with Mask
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Curved in section with pierced loop and facing bears(?) mask with splayed ellipsoid ears. 11.3 grams, 35 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
