Loading, please wait...

Golden Horde Belt Buckle and Fittings Group Golden Horde Belt Buckle and Fittings Group Golden Horde Belt Buckle and Fittings Group
Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Details

LOT 1233

Golden Horde Belt Buckle and Fittings Group

13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 2 in. (45 grams total, 9-49 mm).

Comprising: hexafoil strap- or belt-fitting with panels of scrolled tendrils and reserved petals, reverse damaged; tongue-shaped hollow strap-end with openwork arabesque finial, bands of scrolled tendrils to obverse, incised arabesque to reverse; two rectangular belt mounts each with openwork obverse, hanged looped fitting to lower edge; four discoid mounts with three pierced lugs; two triangular plaques with openwork scrolled tendril design, pin to each angle; spherical dangle; ribbed scaphoid dangle; openwork hoop with scrolled tendrils; annular mount with ropework motif to obverse. [14]

Provenance

Mr M.B., Mainz, Germany, since the 1980s.
Private collection, London.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Jack Ogden of Strptwist Ltd, reference 190623 with description of the items and the techniques used to produce them, and the metallic composition of the gold (56.36% to 64.25% on the items tested).

CONDITION
VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 1233

Golden Horde Belt Buckle and Fittings Group

Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)

Print page

RELATED LOTS
  • Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
    Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
    1st millennium B.C. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

    Comprising a quantity of mixed beads in lapis lazuli, shell, carnelian, agate, glass, ceramic and others. 87 grams total, 3-19 mm



    UK gallery, early 2000s.

    There are mainly two types of beads, drawn beads (when the tubes are cut in a short segments, which are usually agitated over heat to smooth off the sharp edges) or wound beads (made by wrapping molten glass around a rock, stick or wire). Once the bead is formed, it can be further pressed or paddled into shape, placed in a mould, or decorated with other colours of glass.

    Lot Details

  • Early Dynastic Shell Cylinder Seal
    Early Dynastic Shell Cylinder Seal
    Circa 3000 B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

    With incuse design in two rows; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Fossil Shell, 38x10 mm. The design is a pattern in two identical but staggered registers. In each there are two alternating motifs: the one a simple cross with horizontal and diagonal cuts around it, the other more like a flying insect also with supporting cuts. From Mesopotamia, c. 3000 B.C. Condition good.' 6.6 grams, 38 mm



    Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. Accompanied by an original type and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

    Lot Details

  • Amorite Terracotta Animal
    Amorite Terracotta Animal
    1800-1600 B.C.

    Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £400

    Modelled in the round with halter to the chest, strap to the brow and saddle with two lateral containers and straps. 88 grams, 85 mm



    Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list