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THBExquisite 10th C. Viking Silver Brooch / Pendant
Lot 45
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 10th century CE. A lavishly decorated domed brooch/pendant comprised of silver (95.7%)sheet, its circular face densely adorned with bands of applied filigree creating a myriad of S-shaped, circular, and curvilinear motifs and further embellished with granulated details. All is tastefully applied in a perfectly symmetrical arrangement, and there is a hinged pin as well as a suspension loop on the verso, so that it can be either a brooch or a pendant. An outstanding example of Viking artistry! Silver quality: 95.7% silver. Size: 1.75" in diameter (4.4 cm); Weight: 17.7 grams.
Filigree and granulation are among the oldest metalsmithing techniques. These techniques involve twisting silver wires and soldering incredibly tiny beads comprised of the same precious metal onto the surface of the piece of jewelry. Both techniques require painstaking attention to detail that relatively few jewelers have ever mastered. Ancient civilizations such as the Mesopotamians, Greeks, and Etruscans developed the methodology. Filigreed and granulated jewelry continued to be popular in the Roman Empire, and was also sought after by the Slavs, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings, remaining popular throughout the Middle Ages. What's more modern jewelers still utilize these ancient goldsmithing techniques.
The important Viking metalworking shops correspond to their great trading ports and proto-urban centers - Birka, Helgo, Sigtuna, and Lund in Sweden, Ribe, Haithabu (Hedeby), and Fyrkat in Denmark, and Kaupang and Trondheim in Norway. Silver was the principal currency of the Viking world, which stretched from Russia to northern Canada at the height of their influence. In many places, the Vikings kept silver not as coins, but as jewelry, a wearable currency form that was not subject to the authority of a monarch or mint. One of the most common archaeological finds from the Viking period is a hoard of metal objects, often buried in the earth or deposited in bodies of water, like river beds.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) and then Latvia collection; found on the Baltic Sea coast prior to 1982
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#160712Pin moves freely; however, the clasp does not hold the pin securely. Suspension loop is perfectly functional. Minute nicks and some waviness/indentations to periphery. Granulation and filigree are impressivly fine. Silver has developed a warm patina over the course of approximately 1,000 years.Condition
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