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LOT 1783
Viking Lead and Ceramic Spindle Whorl Collection
8TH-10TH CENTURY AD.
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (322 grams total, 18-37 mm).
Including plano-convex, discoid, polyhedral and other types, many with inked collector's legend. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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Scandinavian Viking Jellinge Style Bronze Oval Brooch Set
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Comprising: two elliptical bronze tortoise brooches, each domed with low-relief ornament of an interlaced panel, wide flange with bead detailing; catch, pin-hinge and pendant attachment bar to the reverse; three swags of graduated beads (restrung) - long tubular corrugated beads in pearlescent white flanking individual black seed beads, with spacer bar and wire coils to each end. 149 grams total, 7.7-20 cm
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. -
Viking Period Bronze Faux Twisted Neck Torc
9th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Round-section penannular body with faux-twist decoration, coiled flattened terminals. 95 grams, 16 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. 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. -
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet with Hatch-Decorated Terminals
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Penannular bracelet formed from two rods twisted about each other, flattened to each end with incised hatched design to the outer edge. 47.3 grams, 77 mm
From an East 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.
