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LOT 1182
Frankish Period Gold Repousse Applique with Christian Cross and Pellets
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.25 grams, 18 mm).
A sheet-gold applique displaying a repoussé Christian cross composed of pellets, larger central pellet and single pellet to each arm, all enclosed by a pelletted roundel with single pellet in each quarter. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1182
Frankish Period Gold Repousse Applique with Christian Cross and Pellets
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Post Roman Gallic Figural Amuletic Bone Carving
5th-7th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
A carved bone panel, roughly triangular in plan with a curved profile, carved in relief with a stylised figural scene: left, above: two figures standing right, four large heads below; partial figures with a hound facing left above right, text below: 'JVLIANVS'; panel of five orderly rows of heads facing left, with geometric border below; notching to the edges to reverse; repaired. 31.4 grams, 91 mm
Previously in the Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. From a Cambridge collection. Property of a North London gentleman.
The piece is probably a panel from a carved casket. The imagery relates to the Emperor Julian, later known as 'the Apostate', who was the cousin of Emperor Constantius II and ruled from 3 November 361-26 June 363. Julian was well-educated in the Greek tradition and rejected the Christian faith imposed on the eastern Empire under his uncle, Constantine. On his succession, Julian embarked on a military campaign against the Sassanian Empire in 363 which initially went well, but at the battle of Samarra in the same year he was badly wounded. -
Large Germanic Silver Buckle
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £127
A heavy silver belt buckle, the bow and tongue decorated with raised nodules, rectangular plate with beaded edges, pierced through the corners, modern plate for attachment. 101 grams, 87 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired mid 1980s to early 1990s. Private family collection formed in London.
The construction of the buckle loop and tongue could suggest that this object originates from the Heruli culture, when compared to finds like those from the Ulów graves. Another possibility is that the buckle belongs to Alemannic or Frankish culture. The rectangular buckle plate seems to be an addition from a different buckle of Gothic type, but the assemblage could have been done already in antiquity. -
Migration Period Gold Filigree Bracteate Pendant
6th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
A bracteate pendant composed of a sheet-gold body decorated with an X-motif formed of gold granules within a filigree roundel, additional rings and crescents of small granules at the centre, applied suspension loop. 1.19 grams,19 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
