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.jpg "Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Lapis and Mother of Pearl")
.jpg "Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth")
.jpg "Neo-Assyrian Bronze Horse Trapping with Eagle-Headed God Nisroch and Winged Supernatural Figures")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
.jpg "Bronze Age Gold Torc-Shaped Bracelet")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With segmented teeth to the edges of the lentoid plaque; ring-and-dot detailing; rumbler bell to the lower edge. 24.4 grams, 62 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CVI (4).
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CVI (4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Thomas Class A Type 1, broadly rectangular in plan with tapering arms; the decorative scheme is divided into three: the snout with pronounced ears; a central panel of Trewhiddle style interlaced beast with some remains of niello; the tail with two circular rivet holes. 4.5 grams, 36 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-28A953.
Found Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-28A953.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With beaded border to the bezel, pounced field and reserved scrolled cruciform motif. 2.60 grams, 22.26 mm overall, 17.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired 1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 584, for type.
Acquired 1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 584, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising a domed, elliptical body and narrow flange border; the decorative scheme comprising four lobed faces with annular eyes amid Jellinge Style tendril ornamentation and a barred field; an asymmetrical piercing to the flange for a swag of beads to be attached to the rim; catch to the reverse together with a sturdy T-shaped fitting for the pin attached to the inside of the dome. 74 grams, 93 mm
Ex property of a Dutch collector before 2014.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Cf. Nerman, B., Die Vendelzeit Gotlands, Stockholm, 1969, pl.VII:5, item 271.
Tortoise brooches were associated strongly with wealthy females in Scandinavian communities from Ireland to Russia. Regional taste affected the decoration and the height of the dome; the present example has a carinated profile.
Ex property of a Dutch collector before 2014.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Cf. Nerman, B., Die Vendelzeit Gotlands, Stockholm, 1969, pl.VII:5, item 271.
Tortoise brooches were associated strongly with wealthy females in Scandinavian communities from Ireland to Russia. Regional taste affected the decoration and the height of the dome; the present example has a carinated profile.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With broad hoop tapering to extensions forming a coiled continuation of the hoop; Baltic Semigallian type. 4.60 grams, 23.19 mm overall, 19.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired 1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Griciuviene, E., Žiemgaliai. The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 525.
Acquired 1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Griciuviene, E., Žiemgaliai. The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 525.
Of Scandinavian type (also widespread in the historical Rus region), with beast-head finials, panels of simulated granulation, pierced lug above. 3.3 grams, 29 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
With integral suspension loop, profile bird-heads. 6.7 grams, 31 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.100(18).
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.100(18).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Formed as a gold cap set with polished glass gem; suspension loop above. 0.85 grams, 17 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock. 'Elfshot' described sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock. 'Elfshot' described sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With raised ribs delimiting the ornamental zones, hollow to the reverse. 85 grams, 73 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.109(5).
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.109(5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising one example accompanied by a Portable Antiquities Scheme record for an Anglo-Scandinavian terminal with a trilobate end resembling an animal's foot, William's Class L; accompanied by four additional terminals of different types, some with zoomorphic designs in relief. 103 grams total, 27-53 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-138BD4.
Found Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-138BD4.
With circumferential bands of silver inlay and gilt detailing; free-running ring with similar inlay. 40.2 grams, 15 cm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. similar dress-pin in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1891,1021.101.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. similar dress-pin in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1891,1021.101.
Composed of pelta-shaped cells and central circular dimple; lug to reverse. 18.2 grams, 42 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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