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LOT 1655
Viking Gilt Bronze Brooch with Beast Heads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.38 grams, 25 mm).
Lozengiform in plan with central cross, the arms with beast-heads, central rectangular boss; remains of pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. [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. West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, item 132/8 from Ufford.
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Scandinavian Viking Silver Dragon-Headed Iron Pin
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
With silver head comprising a profile dragon-head with openwork jaws, hatched detailing to face and neck, collar with pierced lug to rear; attached to round-section iron spike; short length of double-loop chain attached to lug. 75 grams, 14.7 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12733-234716. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch with Dragon's Heads
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Twisted hoop with addorsed horse-head finials, round-section pin. 29 grams, 58 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. 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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Viking Age Gold 'Hack Money' Section
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A hacked irregular piece of gold ingot, probably melted down loot creating a monetised piece of 'Hack' for Viking trade. 3.33 grams, 20 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
