A VIKING SILVER CHATELAINE
PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTION
A VIKING SILVER CHATELAINE

CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.

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A VIKING SILVER CHATELAINE
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
38 in. (96.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Edmund Roy Hofmann (1901-1977), Philadelphia, acquired in Europe, 1930s-1950s; thence by descent to the current owner.

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Hannah Fox Solomon
Hannah Fox Solomon

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Viking women wore such chains around their waists for suspension of keys, the number of which served as an indicator of social status. This example terminates in zoomorphic finials ornamented with granulation and filigree. For a similar example but in gold, see p. 141 in G. Williams, et al., eds., Vikings: Life and Legend.

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