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LOT 1700
Viking Bronze Twisted Ring
EARLY 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.75 grams, 27.80 mm overall, 19.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Comprising a braided band of wire butted on the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 1990s.
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.CXXXVII (15).
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Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet with Flattened Terminals
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Two rods tightly twisted and curved into a penannular shape with tapering finials, the bracelet hammered on each side into a square section. 42 grams, 70 mm
From a Sussex, UK, private collection; acquired 1980s-1990s. 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 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.
