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LOT 1831
Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant with Bird Heads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.89 grams, 24 mm).
Formed as a crescentic plaque with integral loop, each horn terminating in an avian head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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 Lead and Ceramic Spindle Whorl Collection
8th-10th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £43
Including plano-convex, discoid, polyhedral and other types, many with inked collector's legend. 322 grams total, 18-37 mm
From 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. -
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Gold Votive Plaque of Guldgubbe with Goddess Facing
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
Sheet-gold plaque with folded edges, repoussé image of a facing figure in ankle-length robe, hands resting on the hips. 1.45 grams, 26 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12755-234703. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Guldgubbe was originally a Swedish word that has entered in the Scandinavian language and denote tiny human or divine figures either cut from sheet gold or formed over a patrix. Figures of women are extremely rare in metal art before the 7th century A.D. It is only with Guldgubbe that women make their appearance. They are usually viewed both in profile or (like here) frontally. -
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Bronze Artefact Group
6th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including scabbard chape with zoomorphic head decoration, coiled ring with engraved geometric design, a zoomorphic head mount, coiled pin with globular finial and others. 155 grams total, 23-62 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
