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LOT 1857
Viking Period Bronze Decorated Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 1/4 in. (25 grams, 59 mm).
Flat in section with low-relief geometric designs, floral centrepiece and foliage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
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 Bronze Ship Pendant with Bell Dangles
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Pendant with ribbed lop transverse bar with arched finials, row of loops below with bell-shaped dangles; Finno-Ugric type; mounted on a custom-made stand. 74 grams total, pendant: 60 mm (12.7 cm including stand)
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 Bronze Dragon Weather Vane Finial
9th-early 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Finial fragment for a ship's weather vane formed in the round as a stylised hybrid creature with braided mane to the arched neck, pricked ears, convex lentoid eyes and gaping mouth with stub tongue; lanceolate body, carinated in section with low-relief scrolls to the shoulders, slot below and thin plaque with lozengiform stepped tail; mounted on a custom-made stand. 104 grams total, 88 mm (92 mm including stand)
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s. Private collection, London. 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 Bronze Votive Miniature Horn
8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Tubular in form with thick ribbing to the rim and mouthpiece; mounted on a custom-made stand. 74 grams, 66 mm (128 grams total, 91 mm high including stand)
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.
The open end suggests that this is a blowing-horn rather than a drinking horn.
