Loading, please wait...
LOT 1836
Migration Period Ring with Animal
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (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)).
Substantial ring with keeled hoop, pointille decoration on the shoulders, hexagonal bezel with stylised animal with elongated neck and long tail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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 1836
Migration Period Ring with Animal
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
-
Dark Age Bronze Cross Plate Brooch
7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising an expanding arm cross within a circular border, punched ring-and-dot decoration, pin and catch on the reverse. 12.6 grams, 36 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Migration Period Bronze Ring with Animal
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop with ribbed shoulders, an oval bezel with a feline in a dynamic pose. 5.86 grams, 24.60 mm overall, 20.29 x 17.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
.jpg)
Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Dark Age Inscription to Reverse
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Of Byzantine type, obverse with low-relief Corpus Christi; reverse with enigmatic legend '[?] NIXIXIN'. 31.77 grams, 72 mm
Ex R Ungar, Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2006. From an important North London, UK, private collection.
The reverse may bear a blundered attempt at the 'INRI' legend, which appears in Byzantine and late Roman art, for Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum 'Jesus King of the Jews'.
