PAIR OF SILVER-GILT VIKING PINS WITH MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS Ca. AD 700 - 1000. A pair of silver dress pins, each with an elongated tapering shaft and terminal shaped as a stylised animal with applied gilding. Size: 63-71mm x 6-7mm; Weight: 5g Provenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000.