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LOT 1264
Viking Period Silver Ring and Bird Pendant Group
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 1/8 in. (7.51 grams total, 22-53 mm).
A trio of silver jewellery items comprising: two slender annular rings with overlapping terminals and coiled collars; a free-running pendant in the form of a stylised bird with eye and body detailing, three suspension loops and remaining chain links below. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.108; pl.100 (1).
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Viking Age Stamped Silver Pendant
Circa 8th-10th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Quatrefoil Dragon-Whorl Mount
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A copper-alloy mount formed as an openwork whorl composed of four central lozenges encircled by sinuous entwined dragonesque beasts, pierced at the node to accept an inset glass bead or cabochon. 9.28 grams, 32 mm
Fair condition, one edge bent, cells empty.
Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
