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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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AUCTIONS:
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Viking Age Bear's Tooth Pendant with Bronze Fittings
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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. -
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Bronze Patrix Die with God and Drinking Horn
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Modelled in the half-round, advancing figure with bent legs and holding a drinking horn. 7.62 grams, 37 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.