Description:

Russia, St. Petersburg Viking Age Site in town called Starya Lagoda, ca. 760-1100 CE. Rare example of Viking jewelry!  This necklace is comprised of 29 cast bronze bells, many of which show elegantly incised linear markings, cylindrical white shell and glass paste beads in hues of blue, red, and orange, the composition all resolving in dozens of white circular, disk-shaped shell beads at the bottom.  A magnificent piece collected in situ from a Viking burial mound in Staraya Lagoda, Russia, a site that given its ancient barrows, architectural wonders, and beautiful views of the Volkhov River attracts the attention of contemporary Russian painters today. Please note that this necklace was found together with the other Viking necklace from Staraya Lagoda in this auction.  Size:  28" long. Provenance: Ex-Pickard Collection, Oklahoma City, OK, Mr. Pickard began his collection in 1959 following university studies;  Walter Seifried, I-Bead Antique and Ancient Art, Cincinnati - Santa Fe, collected in situ in 2006 from burial mounds discovered in the 1970s. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #101587

  • Notes: 1.0
  • Condition: Oxidation and encrustation on bells, one repaired, minor surface wear to a few other beads.  Overall very good condition.

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