Interesting large amuletic seal in marble, probably crusader period, 11th.-13th. cent.
The seal was found in Eastern Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia - old crusader land. It was described in the large collection as a 'mystery seal', due to it's strange form and depiction on the seals base.
Finely carved in white marble with uncleaned parts of brown enbedded sand. The amulet in itself had the shape of a veiled Virgin Mary...
A non-matching pair of really large and impressive silver 'Temple' rings of the spiral type, Viking age, Viking settlers of Scandinavia, Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus, present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.
Beautiful and still wearable rings in fine solid silver. One is round and the spiral inside and the other with the spiral below. This rings were worn from a headband around the temples, hence the name Temple rings.
Size: 4,2 and 4,6 cm...
A non-matching pair of really large and impressive silver & bronze 'temple' rings of a knobbed type, Viking settlers of Scandinavia, Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus, present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.
Beautiful and still wearable temple rings, both of a type with three large globular hangers, one with fine miniature decoration and what looks like remnants of gilt...
A pair of elaborate filigree openwork earrings, Viking age, c. 800-1000 AD.
Size: c. 2,2 cm. in diameter.
Condition: Fine for type, with losses to the bows, patina.
Ex. Dutch auction sale and private collection
Large and impressive openwork silver 'temple' ring of a very elaborate type, Viking settlers from Scandinavia (Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus), present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.
Beautiful and still wearable temple ring, in solid silver, which consists of a bow ring with a loop and a large elaborately carved hanger. These rings were worn from a headband around the temples by Viking Rus women, hence the name Temple rings.
Size: c. 3,5 cm...
Large and impressive silver 'temple' ring, Viking settlers from Scandinavia (Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus), present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.
Beautiful and still wearable temple ring, in solid silver, which consists of a bow ring with a loop and three elaborately made knobbed beads. These rings were worn from a headband around the temples by Viking Rus women, hence the name Temple rings.
Size: c. 4 cm. Weight: 6,55 grams.
Condition: Very Fine for type...
Two different silver & bronze 'temple' rings, Viking settlers of Scandinavia, Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus, present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.
Beautiful and still wearable temple rings, one with three 'knotted' pendants or beads in cobber or bronze with some silver and another in solid silver with cuprite inlays along the edge of the the 4 projecting decorative knobs...
Impressive filigree silver 'temple' ring of a very elaborate type, Viking settlers from Scandinavia (Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus), present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.
Beautiful and still wearable temple ring, in solid silver, which consists of a bow ring with a loop and an elaborately carved filigree bead. These rings were worn from a headband around the temples by Viking Rus women, hence the name Temple rings.
Size: c. 3 cm...
Antique, 14th century, medieval European knight's rowel spur with a six-pointed rowel, retaining the original hooked tabs.
REFERENCES:
To view related spur in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, please see the links below:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/32...
1. "Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons" by Eduard Wagner, Zoroslava Drobna, Jan Durdik. PLATE 37. No 4.
2. “Reitzubehör - Das Bestimmungsbuch” by Steinmann...
Antique Medieval 12th-15th century A.D. hand-forged iron sickle, with slender blade and short flat tang.
This type of sickle was part of the equipment of mounted warriors, a tool useful during military expeditions to cut the grass for the horse. A knight should also have a leather or canvas bucket for watering the horse.
CONDITION: Corroded, in excavated condition, but well-preserved, in stable condition. Please see the photos as they are a part of the description...
This exquisite antique belt fitting is a true testament to the exceptional craftsmanship of medieval European artisans. It is a rare and unique piece that dates back to the 14th-15th century and is made of gilded silver. The rectangular bar has been intricately handcrafted with a filigree and granular pattern, which adds an eye-catching texture to the piece. The bar is also adorned with beautiful rosettes, which are perfectly placed on a champleve blue and green enamel background. The back is fi...
A superb gilt and coloured parchment leaf from a religious work, France, c. 1450.
Han-written page with the tiniest details and among the finest we've had ever of the early type from the late medieval period of the 15th. century. The decorations includes lavish use of leaf gold to highlight letters.
Size: 18 x 13 cm. nicely framed in a gilt frame so that only the text is visible and with COA from a German dealer on the back.
Condition: Exceptional for age and typ...
An exceptionally large and attractive bronze bow fibula, Migration period, Ostrogothic / Merovingian, c. 6th.-7th. cent. AD
The fibula with semi-circular headplate with four profiled knobs, rhomboid footplate with an animal-head ending. Head and footplate decorated with carved bulls-eye ornaments.
Size: 16,3 cm. long - very large for these!
Reff. See Gorny & Mosch auction 252 lot 395 for an almost similar size and type, estimated and sold for €1000.
A large and beautiful Scandinavian style bronze shield or tortoise brooch or Fibula decorated with intertwinned dragons, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.
Impressive piece of jevellery that comes out of a very old German collection.
Size: 64 mm. wide and 56 mm. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine, with intact needle and sound metal, mottled green and brown patina with some azurite on the back.
Ex. Rudolf Rack, Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt, collection formed from...
A large and beautiful Scandinavian style bronze Fibula decorated with knobs and profusely engraved, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.
Impressive piece of jevellery that comes out of a very old German collection.
Size: 76 mm. long!
Condition: Nice Very fine, missing iron needle and sound metal, mottled green patina.
Ex. Rudolf Rack, Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt, collection formed from around 1950.
A wonderful quality pottery Jug from Siegburg, Germany dating to the 16th. cent. AD.
A type called Trichterhalskrug in German, that often was made with an oval or round medallion at teh front. In this case the medallion is unusually crisp and elaborate for the type and depicts a coat of arms for a city or a wealthy House.
Size: 16 cm.
Condition: Good very fine for the often heavily restored type and age. Our specimen is completely intact but for a micro thin h...
A fine Viking style bronze Torc or Torque, Early medieval period, likely Baltic Vikings (Vikings or the Rus), ca. 800-1000 AD).
An open necklace, likely for a warrior, open at one end, the ring finely fluted and the terminals with dot and line geomethric decoration.
A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together.
Size: Nearly 17 cm. in diameter.
Condi...
A very nice untouched Hungarian Wheellock Musketeer's powder flask, circa. 16th century. Stag horn body with wrought brass mounts.
The staghorn is engraved and there's a beautiful central medallion on the front with a geomethric hexagonal star-shaped design, especially known from Byzantine Emprire, c. 10th.-12th. cent.
Beautiful patina!
Size: 14 cm. tall.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection and the flask comes with an identity card from the collection, aquired in...