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Lot 1026
10th-11th century AD. A bronze lozengiform plate brooch with four round voids, Borre Style detailing, bear-head finials; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. See Kershaw, J. Viking Identities: Scandinavian Jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, p.43-49. 7.69 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Dutch collector; acquired from Dirk Kennis - Works of Art, Antwerp, Belgium, in 2009; acquired from the UK under export licence number PAU/0054/09; found Essex. Accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity from Dirk Kennis. The bear was especially associated with the class of Viking warriors known as Beserkers. The shamanism of the pre-Christian Norse and other Germanic peoples took several different forms. Among the most common of these forms, especially for men, was the attainment and use of an ecstatic battle-fury closely linked to a particular totem animal, usually a bear or a wolf, and often occurring within the context of certain formal, initiatory military groups. The Old Norse word Beserkir means 'bear-shirt' and refers to the practice of dressing in a ritual costume made from the hide of the totem animal, an outward reminder of the wearer’s having gone beyond the confines of his humanity and become a divine predator. On the battlefield the Beserker would go into a trance, take on the rage of the animal and would often enter the fray naked but for his animal mask and pelts. . Fine condition.
Lot 48
3rd century AD.A flat-section hoop with chamfered edges, heater-shaped panel to each shoulder, discoid bezel with later incised frame, intaglio murmillo gladiator combatting a standing bear, star above and frond to the rear. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 260. 8.13 grams, 23mm overall, 18.95mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size.Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
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