Description:

Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A collection of eight gorgeous bronze buttons. Two buttons have pale-yellow enameled inlays with dark-brown patina; one button has similar white enamel inlays, but the bronze has a pistachio-hued patina. Four buttons have both white and pale blue enameled inlays, with the button portion having either a light- or dark-brown patina. The last button has a light-brown patina; however, the enamel inlays alternate between white with black dots and black with gold dots. Seven of eight buttons have an integral suspension loop; one has an applied pinched bronze loop, and all are lovely examples of how fashion was defined in ancient Viking culture! Size of largest (all fairly similar in size): 0.425" H (1.1 cm).

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection

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#129336

  • Condition: All items have age-commensurate surface wear, light earthen deposits, minor chips and losses to enamel inlays and/or suspension loops, with varying shades of patina throughout.

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