Bidspirit auction | LARGE COLLECTION OF VIKING IRON

LARGE COLLECTION OF VIKING IRON WEAPONS AND OBJECTS - Ca. AD 700 - 1100. A large collection of iron objects, including spearheads with narrow, leaf-shaped or tapering blades; knife blades with straight or curved edges; chisels and pointed tools of varying widths and lengths; belt components such as a buckle with a square frame and central pin, as well as fittings including mounts, and strap ends.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1852,0329.421, 1852,0329.125, 1852,0329.261; A. M. Heen-Pattersen, Insular artefacts from Viking-Age burials from mid Norway. A review of contact between Trøndelag and Britain and Ireland, fig. 11; D. Carlsson, Viking Knives from the Island of Gotland, Arkeodoc. Size: 36-230mm x 12-50mm; Weight: 460gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market in the 1990s.