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LOT 1458
Viking Inspired Decorated Bronze Omega Brooch Group
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (31 grams total, 56-59 mm).
Comprising a round-section hoop and two trapezoidal plate finials each with a geometric design of granulation; round-section pin coiled to the hoop. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Sedov, V.V., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
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Viking Bronze Bird Brooch
Circa 1100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled standing right on an openwork perch; remains of fastening mechanism to reverse; Weetch Type 30A. 8.6 grams, 36 mm
From a Lancashire collection. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Viking Bronze Cross on Bird Brooch
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The cross forming suspension loops on its back, engraved and punched feather and eye detailing; pin lug and catchplate to reverse; likely Weetch type 30B. 7.02 grams, 34 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
The profile of the bird's beak suggests this is an eagle (symbolic of the Resurrection and St John) rather than a dove (symbol of the Holy Spirit), although either are a possibility. There is a group of three pierced holes on the bird's breast which might symbolise the Holy Trinity. -
Viking Bronze Hunting Dog Leash Swivel with Bear-Head Terminals
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Featuring a central openwork bulb, rod with D-shaped loop above, separate similar loop below; ring-and-dot motifs to the body, bear-head masks to the sides of the loops. 45.1 grams, 77 mm
Found near Fakenham, Norfolk, UK, in 2006. Portable Antiquities scheme
