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LOT 1332
Viking Decorated Gold Ring
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.64 grams, 17.62 mm overall, 16.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
With medial band of pellets between shallow channels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Bound Bird
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Composed of an openwork body with suspension loop, additional serpentine zoomorphs forming the frame. 22.1 grams, 62 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Coiled Bronze Ring
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of six slender tiers with slightly convex outer faces. 4.26 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 19.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Pre-Viking Gold Filigree Aroma Bucket Pendant
4th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £410
Adorned with repoussé chevrons and applied granules; replaced loop. 1.17 grams, 15 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Pendants in the form of miniature buckets have been found in a number of pagan Anglo-Saxon and Viking contexts and are generally made of bronze or iron, with gold examples being rare; three gold examples were found with the hoard from Hoen, Norway. Bronze bucket amulets have been found at Driffield in Yorkshire, and Vimose bog in Denmark, among other places. In form they represent wooden buckets bound with bronze or iron bands which have been found in Anglo-Saxon and Viking graves and are believed to have held mead or ale and were used to replenish the cups from which warriors drank. As amulets they probably represent the ecstatic power of alcoholic drink and the role of women as the dispensers of these precious beverages.
