A substantial silver necklace comprising: an openwork trichinopoly chain with D-section beast-head terminals each with granule and filigree detailing; free-running Thor's hammer pendant with filigree ornament to the upper face. Cf. Magnus, B. et al., Bird, Beast and Man in Nordic Iron Age Art, Vol.2, Koln, 2005, items 77, 106, 239 (chain), Kongl. Vitterhets Historie och Antiquities Akademiens Månadsblad, 1895 (pendant). 33 grams, 50 cm long . Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Price realized | -- |
Starting price | 1'200 GBP |
Estimate | 6'000 GBP |