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LOT 1730
Viking Period Bronze Necklace Bead and Ring Hoard Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3 1/4 in. (407 grams total, 5-90 mm).
Comprising a quantity of bronze beads, dangles, coiled rings and other items, in a squat ceramic jar with rounded base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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LOT 1730
Viking Period Bronze Necklace Bead and Ring Hoard Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
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Acquired on the London art market, 1994. Private collection, London. -
Viking Age Decorated Bone Knife Handle
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Portion of single-edged blade from a knife with attached scales to the handle, each D-shaped in section flaring towards the outer end; incised pattern of whorls, tendrils and hatched discs to the outer end of each. 33 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Viking Inlaid Silver and Gold Knife Handle
8th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Ellipsoid in section with applied silver strips connecting silver discs; flanking gilt studs; circumferential bands; mounted on a custom-made stand. 16.57 grams, 66 mm (44.6 grams total, 66 mm wide including stand)
Acquired on the London art market, 1995. Private collection, London.
