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THBRare 9th C. Viking Silver Ritual Bowl
Lot 35
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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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Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A rare and beautiful bowl made from 99.5% to 99.6% silver and likely deposited in a Viking hoard. This is a luxurious piece, with a flat base and steep, slanted sides, hammered into a rounded shape. The exterior of the bowl has a geometric design of small impressed triangles encircling the wall just below the rim. Precious metal items of silver and gold were the ultimate symbol of wealth and status in northern and western Europe at this time. A substantial and quite striking example! Size: 8.75" Diameter x 1.75" H (22.2 cm x 4.4 cm); quality of silver 99.5% to 99.6%; total weight: 255 grams
A silver bowl such as this one may have been an object of great religious power in the Viking world. In "Olafs saga helga" (The Saga of St. Olaf), written by Snorri Sturluson ca. 1230 CE, there is a scene between two Vikings who have found a sacred grove where an image of the god Jomali guards a hoard of gold and silver treasure, including a silver bowl full of coins. The Vikings steal the bowl and coins without thought, and are cursed by Jomali for their trouble, with one murdering the other.
A bowl like this was probably deposited in a treasure hoard. One of the most interesting archaeological finds from the Viking period is a hoard of metal objects, often buried in the earth or deposited in bodies of water. Such hoards have been found throughout the British Isles and the Nordic countries. This bowl would have been incredibly valuable to its owners, used as part of the important social ritual of feasting, in religious ceremonies, and, ultimately, to deposit as treasure.
Provenance: private New York City, 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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#162573Indentations and bending of form. One perforation through rim and four areas on interior basin where silver is indented with small tears. Nice patina and preservation of motifs.Condition
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