Medieval, Viking Bronze Amulet - 38 mm (No reserve price)
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This 38 mm bronze lunar amulet pendant is of Medieval Viking culture and dates to the 9th–12th century.
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Medieval, Viking Bronze Lunar Amulet Pendant
Culture / Period: Medieval, Viking
Date / Period: 9th–12th century
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: 38 mm
Condition: Good condition.
No shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.
Provenance information:
Object Registration ID: 819
The current owner purchased the Medieval, Viking Bronze Amulet from a private collector in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
The previous owner, a private collector (N.N.) from Utrecht, the Netherlands, stated that the object had been in his collection since the 1990s.
According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1990s.
No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.
Background Information:
This finely cast bronze pendant dates to the Viking Age and features an integral suspension loop for wear as a personal amulet. The pendant is formed as an open crescent or lunar (moon) amulet, decorated with raised pellets and surmounted by three prominent bosses. Crescent-shaped pendants are well known from Viking and early medieval contexts throughout Northern Europe and Eastern Europe and are generally associated with protective symbolism, celestial imagery, and fertility. While the precise meaning of individual examples cannot always be determined, they are widely regarded as apotropaic ornaments intended to safeguard the wearer.
The carefully balanced design demonstrates the accomplished bronze-working traditions of the Viking period. Openwork construction reduced the weight of the pendant while creating an attractive visual effect. Such pendants were worn by both men and women, either individually or together with beads and other personal ornaments, and served as expressions of identity, belief, and status.
Comparable crescent-shaped amulets have been recovered from Viking settlements and trading centres across Scandinavia, the Baltic region, and areas influenced by Norse expansion. Their distribution reflects the extensive trade routes and cultural contacts that connected the Viking world with neighbouring societies.
Dating to the 9th–12th century AD, this pendant belongs to a period of remarkable craftsmanship and cultural exchange. It forms a tangible connection to the Viking world, where symbolic ornaments such as this combined artistic expression with protective meaning and accompanied their owners in everyday life.
Medieval, Viking Bronze Lunar Amulet Pendant
Culture / Period: Medieval, Viking
Date / Period: 9th–12th century
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: 38 mm
Condition: Good condition.
No shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.
Provenance information:
Object Registration ID: 819
The current owner purchased the Medieval, Viking Bronze Amulet from a private collector in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
The previous owner, a private collector (N.N.) from Utrecht, the Netherlands, stated that the object had been in his collection since the 1990s.
According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1990s.
No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.
Background Information:
This finely cast bronze pendant dates to the Viking Age and features an integral suspension loop for wear as a personal amulet. The pendant is formed as an open crescent or lunar (moon) amulet, decorated with raised pellets and surmounted by three prominent bosses. Crescent-shaped pendants are well known from Viking and early medieval contexts throughout Northern Europe and Eastern Europe and are generally associated with protective symbolism, celestial imagery, and fertility. While the precise meaning of individual examples cannot always be determined, they are widely regarded as apotropaic ornaments intended to safeguard the wearer.
The carefully balanced design demonstrates the accomplished bronze-working traditions of the Viking period. Openwork construction reduced the weight of the pendant while creating an attractive visual effect. Such pendants were worn by both men and women, either individually or together with beads and other personal ornaments, and served as expressions of identity, belief, and status.
Comparable crescent-shaped amulets have been recovered from Viking settlements and trading centres across Scandinavia, the Baltic region, and areas influenced by Norse expansion. Their distribution reflects the extensive trade routes and cultural contacts that connected the Viking world with neighbouring societies.
Dating to the 9th–12th century AD, this pendant belongs to a period of remarkable craftsmanship and cultural exchange. It forms a tangible connection to the Viking world, where symbolic ornaments such as this combined artistic expression with protective meaning and accompanied their owners in everyday life.
Details
Culture
Medieval, Viking
Century/timeframe
9th - 12th century
Name of object
Amulet
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
2026
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Netherlands
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
38 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1990
Previous owner - country acquired from
Netherlands
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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