Description:

Northern Europe, Viking / Viking Rus culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A wonderful trio of silver jewelry pieces: a suspension ring, a serpentine ornament, and a repousse pendant featuring a female bust. First, the suspension ring displays a slender, cylindrical band with each end wrapping elegantly around the other. Next, the serpentine ornament also presents a slender band that gracefully undulates with each end folded outward and terminating in a pyramidal finial with vertical rows of incised dots. Last, the repousse plaque features a female bust with huge eyes, arched brows, and a thick collar necklace, all surrounded by a dashed border. Size of largest (repousse pendant): 1.6" W x 2.4" H (4.1 cm x 6.1 cm); silver quality: 92 to 97%; total weight: 9.1 grams

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; private Osborn collection, Orange County, California, USA, acquired through European art markets between the 1970s and 1990s

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#181124

  • Condition: Missing right corner of repousse pendant and pendant that would have hung from suspension ring. All have some bending, nicks, and indentations commensurate with age. Rich patina throughout.

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