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LOT 0332
Germanic Gold Signet Ring with Engraved Chariot
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.81 grams, 18.18 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Composed of a flat-section hoop and circular bezel bearing incuse stylised image of a horse-drawn chariot occupied by driver. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 392, for the type of ring and 157, for the iconographic model.
FootnotesThe ring is of Germanic production that imitates the Roman iconography of emperors or divinities driving a horse-drawn chariot. It is one of the many Germanic goldsmith's products that fall within the so-called 'imitatio barbarica' and which characterise the Nordic goldwork in the Dark Ages.
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Germanic Gold Signet Ring with Engraved Chariot
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Composed of a flat-section hoop and circular bezel bearing incuse stylised image of a horse-drawn chariot occupied by driver. 3.81 grams, 18.18 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
The ring is of Germanic production that imitates the Roman iconography of emperors or divinities driving a horse-drawn chariot. It is one of the many Germanic goldsmith's products that fall within the so-called 'imitatio barbarica' and which characterise the Nordic goldwork in the Dark Ages. -
Merovingian Gold Mount
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Discoid in plan with twisted collar to the lower rim, domed sidewall; internal cells comprising a gridded square with a disc to each corner; accompanied by ten garnet cloisons. 3.38 grams, 19 mm
From a British private collection. Acquired from DRG Coins, 2017. -
Merovingian 'Hattatt' Bronze Openwork Earring Pair
7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Openwork hollow hexagonal earrings, four faces with raised diamond-shaped collars, some with glass inlay remaining, with a plain hoop, one half restored; 2.6cm diam of hoop, each ink marked '1576' on one face; on a pyramidal box mount, with typed collection notes. 43.7 grams total, 83 mm including stand
Ex Richard Hattatt collection. With note on the reverse of the mount stating they have been verified by the British Museum and the Ashmolean Museum.
