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LOT 0357
Viking Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Face
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (17.31 grams, 47.67 mm).
Comprising a hollow central dome with four radiating trapezoidal arms, each with central piercing and bands of punched roundel decoration; dome with male face detailing, thick brow (or helmet) over two piriform eyes, rounded nose and wide-flaring moustache; suspension loop beneath the chin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.92, item 5, for similar mask; Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1, Borgen, 2005, item 62, for type.
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LOT 0357
Viking Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Face
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Viking Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Face
Circa 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising a hollow central dome with four radiating trapezoidal arms, each with central piercing and bands of punched roundel decoration; dome with male face detailing, thick brow (or helmet) over two piriform eyes, rounded nose and wide-flaring moustache; suspension loop beneath the chin. 17.31 grams, 47.67 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Viking Age Silver Ring
Circa 900-1100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising a D-section hoop and a lozenge-shaped bezel with four raised bosses and a central cross motif within a hatched border. 2.29 grams, 23.05 mm overall, 20.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Viking Bronze Buckle with Wolf's Head
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a trapezoidal openwork plate and integral buckle loop; the loop domed in section with triangular extension to the forward edge and raised billets, flat-section coiled tongue; the plate formed as a facing lupine head with reserved running zigzag to each flanking foreleg attached to the rear of the loop; Western Baltic type. 26.89, 65.98 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
