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THB10th C. Viking Gilt Silver Pendant Snake-Like Details
Lot 15
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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From beloved pets to dedicated servants and vital livestock to symbolic imagery from many religions, animals frequently show up in the art of all cultures, ancient times to the present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
From beloved pets to dedicated servants and vital livestock to symbolic imagery from many religions, animals frequently show up in the art of all cultures, ancient times to the present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Northern Europe, probably Gotland or Denmark, Viking period, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A beautifully preserved gilt silver and silver pendant, a masterwork of the Viking style. The composition features an expressive visage comprised of finely worked gilt silver with bold, circular eyes, a broad nose, and puckered lips - surrounded by a helmet that appears to be comprised of snake-like elements. Below the face is a circular form with three equidistantly placed perforations in the central concave bowl which is surrounded by a decorated rim. A remarkable example that combines both Viking and Celtic sensibilities. Precious metal quality: 75% silver and gilded section comprised of 71% gold (equivalent to 15K+) and 18% silver. Size (pendant): 1.5" L x .625" W (3.8 cm x 1.6 cm); (cord): 21" L (53.3 cm); pendant weight: 5.1 grams
Many Vikings did not have a standard minted currency available to them; instead they kept their wealth in the form of jewelry made from precious metals. Scholars believe that a common practice was to amass a hoard of these objects and then deposit them, often in water sources like rivers. Pendants made of gold as well as silver - like all gold objects - were quite rare, and have only been found in graves of the highest status.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) and then Latvia collection; found on the Baltic Sea coast prior to 1982
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#161421Losses to gilt. Minor surface wear, softening of details, and scratches commensurate with age. Nice patina! Pendant is ancient and wearable - strung in modern times on a modern cord.Condition
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