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LOT 1986
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Bird
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.93 grams, 21.84 mm overall, 18.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Flat-section hoop with hatched shoulders, plaque with raised panel, spread eagle motif lightly incised. [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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Victorian 'Freaks Fair' Model of a Shrunken Head
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An imitation shrunken head modelled from leather with applied hair, moustache, eyebrows and eyelashes; pierced through the lips and ears; set in a later glass dome with base. 810 grams total, 20.5 cm including stand
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The Victorian ‘freak show’ played a significant role in mid- and late-nineteenth century popular culture, enjoyed by everyone regardless of their class. Such shows, which often travelled the country, were presented to the public as entertaining and educational, offering the opportunity to learn about anatomy and the ‘realities’ of people from foreign lands. The real 'shrunken heads', known as tsantsas, were carefully preserved, severed human heads that were used by the Jivaroan people of the Amazon as war trophies, for ceremonial purposes, or to intimidate enemies. -
Tudor and Later Mixed Artefact Group
16th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including various coins, mounts, rings, a toy cannon, and others. 540 grams total, 11-62 mm
Found Tyne and Wear, UK. This lot is for UK buyers only, not for export.
