VIKING HEART PENDANT NECKLACE, C.1000 AD

A fine example in its evolutionary form. Just under 1” height. The form as an elongated heart with cusped top and nubbed medials which form the terminals of an incised trefoil, a favorite Viking

A good example is its fully evolved form. Tapered section and fully evolved cusped top with broadly rounded border forming a heart within a heart, filled with a pierced trefoil, a favorite Viking imag

A fine example in its evolutionary form. 1/2" height plus the suspension loop. Evolutionary form, of a near-flat section formed as a trefoil a popular Viking motif, within the heart and a horizontal m

Gilt bronze. Over 1/2" height. Made by the open face mold technique. Iconic heart forms with the edges scrolling inward forming foliage in trefoil form. The heart stood for bravery, fortitude, loyalty

A fine example in its evolutionary form. Over 5/8 wide Of broad form with scrolling borders meeting at the top to form the cusp. Central trefoil. Made by the open face mold technique. For Vikings, the

A fine example in its evolutionary form. Over ¾” height. Evolutionary form, of rounded section with scalloped sides. Deep relief central trefoil, a popular Viking motif. For Vikings, the he

A good example of a particularly intricate form. Low relief with a centered naturalistic heart with scalloped edges echoing the foliate border which joins at the top to form the cusp. A heart within a

Good example well modeled with raised edge. The field hand chiseled with relief serpentine figure. 1” height, made by the open face mold technique. The iconic form in excellent preservation. For Vik

Classic heart form. 5/8" height plus the suspension loop. Central high relief heart in its fully evolved form with cusped top, and beaded surround. The cusp bridged with another forming a pierced hear

Iconic elongated waisted heart form with a finely incised heart, matching for form and beaded border. A heart within a heart! The side indents with nubs. Just under 3/4” in height (0.73”).

Just over 5/8" height (0.65"), total. The Viking heart in its fully developed form with a cusp top formed by the terminals of the broad borders. The center with an elaborate trefoil (foliate motif). B

Rare variation with cully developed cusped heart flanked by tear shaped form, undoubtedly of spiritual significance, now lost. Nubs at the intersections and the firms outlined in deeply engraved borde

Classic heart form. Under 1/2" width (0.47"). Raised borders with an S scroll to the sides, and cusped tope supporting a trefoil, a favorite Viking theme. That feature evidently had spiritual signific

Classic heart form. Over 5/8" width (0.69"). Stylized with the cusp expressed as a pair of wings and thee body with nubbed sixth points, a common feature. Raised border with a beaded border within sur

Classic heart form. Under 5/8" width (0.56"). Stylized with the cusp expressed as a pair of wings and the body with nubbed sixth points, a standard feature. Raised border with a beaded border surround

Classic heart form. Over 5/8" width (0.64"). Stylized with the cusp expressed as a pair of wings and the body with nubbed sixth points, a standard feature. Raised border with a beaded border surroundi

Gilt bronze. 0.51" height, just over ½” plus the loop. Evolutionary form stylized as foliage which is an evolution of the trefoil motif that Vikings favored. Made by the open-face mold tech

Charm size, just over 3/4” height including the suspension loop, with nubs at the quarter points defining a saltire. Framed central raised heart of archaic form. A rounded border swelled at the

Classic heart form. Over 5/8”" in height plus the loop. Low domed heart in its fully evolved with cusped top and broad border. Broad heart-shaped edge. Central trefoil, a popular Viking image wi

Over 3/4" width. Fully developed form with cusped top and nubs at the sixth points. The center with a high domed heart. A heart within a heart!. Domed section, made by the open face mold technique. Th

Early example of the evolutionary form with cusped top, formed from the scrolling sides forming crescents above a trefoil. The cusped top heart is indicative of a transition from the naturalistic form

Classic heart form. Under 1/2" width (0.47"). Raised borders with an S scroll to the sides, and cusped tope supporting a trefoil, a favorite Viking theme. That feature evidently had spiritual signific

Slightly under 1" width of fully evolved cusped top heart form. Broad-line border scrolling to for the cusp and the top of a trefoil, completed by an angular terminal. Lower quartered nubs. The form i

Silvered bronze, just over 1” height. The Viking heart in its fully developed form with full cusp top formed by the medial nubs and a full heart forming the bottom. Two hearts in one! Relatively