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LOT 1779
Migration Period Bronze Fragment Group
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (38.83 grams total, 30-43 mm).
Including the lobed headplate and bow from a brooch, pelta-shaped pendant, phallic belt stiffener and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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The image on the bezel is reminiscent of the spiral motifs connected to Celto-Germanic mythology. They were associated with life force, energy, the seed of life, and cycles of existence.’ -
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Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The German tribes who settled inside the Roman Empire were great wearers of rings; archaeological discoveries show that these ornaments were worn by adults and children of both sexes. The number of graves excavated in Gaul and Germany is large, and the material for comparative study is extensive. A considerable proportion of rings are signets, with portraits, names or monograms, and emblems such as the cross, the fish, the dove, i.e. early Christian symbols; most of these have the designs cut in a metal bezel.
