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LOT 1503
Viking Silver Pin Finial and Medieval Bronze Animal Head
9TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.28 grams total, 20-21 mm).
The pin finial formed with a round-section stem and facetted head, each of four faces displaying a punched ring-and-dot motif; a zoomorphic strap end terminal, formed as a beast in relief, possibly Romanesque. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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LOT 1503
Viking Silver Pin Finial and Medieval Bronze Animal Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount Collection
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising: one mount accompanied by a Portable Antiquities Scheme record, the mount of Anglo-Scandinavian type of Williams' Class A Type 11, triangular in plan with rivet hole to apex displaying a rampant beast two occluded rivet holes below, lip to reverse; a lozengiform type with pellet ornament; a second howling beast type with occluded lower rivet holes and absent apex. 49.3 grams, 32-43 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-6F9608. -
Viking Age Decorated Silver Coiled Ring
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With raised medial rib to the expanded bezel, zigzags above and below, tapering coiled arms. 6.55 grams, 22.65 mm overall, 17.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet with Zig-Zag Design
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With raised ledge to the inner face, panels with interlocking teeth and vertical bars to the outer face. 56.4 grams, 70 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A similar bracelet in bronze, with deep wavy furrows and stamped rows of circles, was found in grave 1081 of the Birka Necropolis. It was a female grave, and the diameter/length of the bracelet (73mm) corresponds to the 70mm of our specimen. These bracelets, as visible in the grave, were usually worn as a pair on both arms.
