Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Viking Silver Freyr and Freyja Casket Mount")
_200x200.jpg "Viking Silver Freyr and Freyja Casket Mount")
.jpg "Viking Silver Freyr and Freyja Casket Mount")
LOT 0337
Viking Silver Freyr and Freyja Casket Mount
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.39 grams, 22 mm).
Rectangular with beaded border and pin-hole to each corner; low-relief scene of a male standing left wearing an open-fronted coat extending his arms towards an opposed female in floor-length robe, holding a hooked staff and with her long hair draped to her rear.
ProvenanceEx Paul Revell, circa 1985.
From a private UK collection, 1980s onwards.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Viking Age Iron Socketted Bearded Axehead
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Finely curved, broad blade with a chin to the lower edge, a rounded socket with lateral triangular extensions; professionally cleaned, conserved, and restored. 411 grams, 18.5 cm
From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s.
This type of bearded axe seems to correspond to the E2 category of the Viking axe classification, but also has affinity with the Slavic axes of type Y. Usually, these bearded axeheads (skeggöks) had a longer edge, designed to split tree trunks into planks and beams. Some of the bearded axes were known as halfÞynna öx; the neck on such a 'half thin axe' was thinly forged, to make it lighter. -
Viking Period Silver Belt Mount Group
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Each a rectangular bar with median carination, splayed ends, scooped edges; mounting pins to reverse. 27.7 grams total, 43.8-44.5mm
From an old English collection, 1980s. -
Viking Age Silver Belt Mount Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Each U-shaped in section with bulbous finial, flute and flared terminal at upper end with notch detailing. 7.43 grams total, 43 mm each
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
