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Click here to subscribe10th-11th century AD. A gilt-bronze discoid Scandinavian type pendant (also widespread in the historical Rus region), with bird and foliage within a beaded border. Cf. Korshyn, V.E. Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, volume III, Moscow, 2013, L33. 8.70 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve]
11th-12th century AD. A curved miniature bronze axe-head Scandinavian type pendant (also widespread in the historical Rus region), with a long slicing blade and horns to the inner edges; the thick neck pierced for suspension; punched motif to the neck. Cf. Korshyn, V.E. Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, volume I, Moscow, 2013, item D.2.02-03. 15 grams, 50mm (2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Known as an axe of Perun amulet, these are mostly found in Russia and parts of Scandinavia. They have been associated with the Slavic god Perun, the supreme deity of the pagan Slavs who shared many characteristics with the Viking Thor. Perun carried a weapon of similar shape and function to Thor's hammer, which was worn as an amulet by his followers. Two styles of Perun axe amulets are known; style I resembles a battle axe with a knob-like protrusion at one end. Type II (of which this is an example) show a symmetrically shaped broad blade with two horn-like protrusions diametrically opposite on the upper and lower side. Like Thor's hammer, they were worn to invoke the protection of the god. [No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A miniature silver axe head pendant with flared blade and suspension ring. 0.97 grams, 22mm (3/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. In northern Europe the cult of axes, in which axes unsuitable for practical use played an important role, is evident and supported by archaeological evidence from the Bronze Age to the end of the pagan Viking period. In the Bronze Age numerous rock carvings indicate a widespread cult of axes which should probably be understood as a fertility cult, as the phallic figures on the rock carvings suggest. Miniature axes as amulets are also documented since the late Iron Age and Viking period, with the most famous example being Mjolnir, or Thor's Hammer. It is also associated with Perun, the high god of the Slavic pantheon who has a similar function to Thor as god of thunder and lightning. [No Reserve]
12th-13th century AD. A bronze terminal comprising a hollow socket and terminal formed as a bird-head with curved beak and bulbous eyes; band of raised tendril detail to the socket, pierced for attachment; Baltic workmanship. Cf. Griciuviene, E. Žiemgaliai - The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 881. 14 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
10th-13th century AD. A bronze flat-section chape plaque from a knife's sheath with billetted border to the long sides, scooped upper edge; niello-inlaid design to the panel of a facing beast; two of the original three pins to the reverse, Baltic workmanship. 7.19 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve]
11th-13th century AD. A gilt-bronze round-section expanding hoop of twisted rods fused together at the reverse, hoop knot absent. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XCII, item 18. 6.90 grams, 27mm overall, 18.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.59, Japan 17) (1"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve]
11th-12th century AD. A matched pair of bronze axehead pendants each with a winged socket, triangular blade and spur to the inner edge, one with central hole; punched point ornament to both faces of the blade. 22 grams total, 45-52mm (1 3/4 - 2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [2, No Reserve]
9th-10th century AD. A bronze D-section shank with beast-head to the upper end, textured panel and second beast-head below; narrow bar extension to another beast-head with curved extensions also terminating in beast-heads; four attachment pins to the underside, Baltic workmanship. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XXX, item 4. 7.39 grams, 50mm (2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve]
9th-11th century AD. A hoard of hack and ingots comprising: two flat-section silver ingots with rounded ends; a larger bronze ingot; a D-shaped piece of hack-silver. 64 grams total, 12 - 74mm (1/2 - 3"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve, 4]
1st-19th century AD. A quantity of detector finds including La Tène brooch, a Romano-British bronze toggle, three Roman bow-brooch fragments, a silver ring brooch, an Anglo-Norman dagger chape, lead tokens, a thimble, a trefoil spoon handle, dress pins, a lead print block, a group of silver love tokens, a sword hanger and other items. 414 grams total, 10-90mm (1/2 - 3 1/2"). [90, No Reserve]
12th century AD and later. A quantity of mainly bronze items including a weight fragment with heraldic motif, buckles, mounts, a gilded dagger chape, a barrel tap and key, a rondel dagger pommel, annular brooches and other items. 480 grams total, 10-87mm (1/4 - 3 1/2"). From an old Hampshire collection. [No Reserve]
2nd millennium BC. A mixed bronze group comprising: two curved sickle blades, each with raised border to the rear edge, median rib and boss finial; a lozenge-section penannular bracelet with incised ribs to the outer face. 138 grams total, 7-13.5cm (2 1/4 - 5 1/4"). From a private German collection; acquired Munich in the early 1990s. [3, No Reserve]
1st century BC-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze and lead items comprising: a strap junction with two bulbs and connecting bar; a pierced bar (from a lock?); a penannular finger ring; a D-section finger ring with chamfered shoulders; a balustered weight; a miniature steelyard arm and loop; a strap end with goose finial; a strap end with pierced lug, twisted neck, teardrop plaque; a lead plaque with stamped zigzag motif; a folded lead panel. 101 grams total, 18-71mm (3/4 - 2 3/4"). From an old Hampshire collection. [10, No Reserve]
18th-19th century AD. A mixed group of bronze seal matrices comprising: a discoid head and turned brass handle, copperplate 'E.R.'; a discoid head (handle absent) with Cyrillic blackletter '??'; a discoid stamp with Cyrillic blackletter '?.?/????????'; square head with copperplate 'ML'; rectangular stamp with Cyrillic copperplate '?? / ?????????'; a rectangular stamp with copperplate 'HL'; a discoid stamp with copperplate 'S.B.'; a discoid stamp with copperplate 'MM' and tendrils. 192 grams total, 15-45mm (1/2 - 1 3/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. [8, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of gilt-bronze appliqués comprising: one a domed disc with rosette motif; one D-shaped with central square panel, beaded border, for holes; one a rectangular fragment with chevron finial, raised knotwork panel; one a cruciform plaque fragment with central domed rosette and rows of annulets with faux-granule detailing, studs to the reverse. 53 grams total, 26-53mm (1 - 2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [4, No Reserve]
1st-19th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a La Tène openwork shrine mount and fragments; two curved triangular finials from Irish type penannular brooches; a D-section silver ingot fragment; a gilt disc pendant;a bronze ingot fragment; a pair of tweezers; an openwork clip; a stair-rod holder. 96 grams total, 8-67mm (1/4 - 2 3/4"). Ex Kent collection; acquired London, 1970s. [9, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: two plano-convex patrix dies each with a beaded border and knotwork panel with beaded straps; a beast-head pendant with attachment peg to the underside. 68 grams, 30-43mm (1 1/4 - 1 3/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [3, No Reserve]
9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze mounts comprising: one D-shaped with scroll ornament; two triangular, pierced; one a quatrefoil with silver inlay; two heart-shaped with scroll ornament; one tear-shaped with segmented panels. 33 grams total, 12-32mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [7, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: an octagonal-section weight; a hollow-formed drum-shaped bead with granule detailing; a flat-section mount with serpentine head and tendrils. 105 grams total, 22-47mm (1"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [3, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of gilt bronze mounts comprising: one domed, heart-shaped with scrolls; one D-shaped with raised knops; one with openwork plaque and disc finial; one triangular with bird image; two leaf-shaped with scrolls. 26 grams total, 15-34mm (1 1/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [6, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a domed plaque with beaded border, stud to the reverse; one D-shaped and one heart-shaped domed plaque with scrolled tendril detailing; a plaque fragment with two addorsed bird-heads; a D-section patrix die for annular plates, acanthus-leaf detailing. 31 grams total, 18-38mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [5, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed gilt-bronze group comprising: a discoid plaque with beaded border, central boss with beading to the outer edge, central rosette, five lugs to the reverse; a discoid pendant with integral pierced lug, faux granulation to the surface. 14 grams, 23-40mm (1 - 1 1/2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [2, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze pendants comprising: a discoid plaque with scrolls and pellets; an openwork discoid plaque with three C-shaped scrolls; a crescentic beaded plaque with bird-head panel; a ribbed double-loop. 19 grams total, 20-34mm (3/4-1 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [4, No Reserve]
13th-15th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a bronze domed censer cover with two of four rivets to the edge, central pin; an openwork quatrefoil plaque with outer ring, incised wreath to the ring; a D-section finger ring with lozengiform bezel, central boss; a scaphoid buckle with trefoil to the angles and long edges, notch detailing, flat-section tongue. 48 grams total, 21-67mm (3/4 - 2 3/4"). Found Herefordshire, 1990s. [4, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze pins comprising: one with flat discoid head, ribbed section and tapering shaft; one with round-section shaft, shepherd's crook finial; one with tapering shaft and scrolled finial. 17 grams total, 70-98mm (3 - 4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [3, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of tin-rich bronze mounts comprising: one annular with four lateral lugs, niello-inlaid crescents; one heart-shaped; two cruciform with niello-inlaid triangles to the arms. 12 grams, 13-24mm (1/2 - 1"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [4, No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze finger rings comprising: a coiled round-section rod; a flat-section band with saltires and pellets; a flat-section penannular band with openwork trellis. 16 grams total, 20-24mm (3/4 - 1"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [3, No Reserve]
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