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LOT 1835
Migration Period Horn Comb
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (14.95 grams, 71 mm).
Trapezoidal type with saw-cut teeth to each long edge, one group coarse and the other fine.
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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Migration Period Gold Double Axehead Pendant
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Formed as a miniature twibil with loop handle and granule to each corner. 0.64 grams, 13 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Migration Period Ring with Animal
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Substantial ring with keeled hoop, pointille decoration on the shoulders, hexagonal bezel with stylised animal with elongated neck and long tail. 6.76 grams, 25.06 mm overall, 21.66 x 19.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Gothic Silver-Gilt Fibula
Bosphorean Culture, 5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Comprising: a semi-circular headplate with a ram-head knop at the apex and applied gilt projections at the sides forming part of the spring mechanism; deep keeled bow with a petalled finials; keeled subrectangular footplate with a rounded finial and a tapering catchplate below. 67 grams, 20.7 cm
L. De Clercq collection, Belgium, 1980s. Ex private European collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no. 13013-246783.
Fibulae of this type were mainly found in female burials and were placed on the right side of the chest and on the left shoulder. It was from this period that the custom of wearing wide belts with buckles and a pair of brooches on the shoulders spread along the south-western Black Sea coast, having originated among the Germanic tribes of the western Roman provinces.
