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LOT 1233
Viking Period Lock and Key Group
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (407 grams total, 9.5-15.5 cm).
A group of iron keys and a lock; two keys with sith a cruciform head, crimped edges and central void; one with a square head with spur to each angle; one with T-shaped head and vertical spurs; one with a disc finial, square void with rounded edges; one iron barrel padlock with hasp. applied decorative bands to the body. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.108.
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Scandinavian Viking Boar's Head Brooch Collection
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Fine condition, pins absent.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.
The brooch's origin in the late Roman crossbow brooch can be seen in the development of the final type. -
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