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THBViking Silver Bracteate Pendant
Lot 29
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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
Jan 7, 2021
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2021-01-07 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A gorgeous bracteate pendant rendered in an unusual diamond-shaped form, comprised of 95% silver, and elaborately decorated with granulated and filigreed motifs all tastefully arranged in a perfectly symmetrical design surrounded by a filigreed border punctuated with granules. Finally, the integral suspension loop is adorned by an undulating motif as well as a filigree border. Pendants like this one were made to be worn around the neck as a type of amulet or sewn onto clothing. Strung on a modern cord, this piece is both beautiful and wearable. Size (pendant): 1.1" W x 1.25" H (2.8 cm x 3.2 cm); (necklace cord): 22" L (55.9 cm); total weight: 2.5 grams; silver quality: 95%.
Filigree and granulation are among the oldest metalsmithing techniques. The techniques involved include twisting silver or gold wires and soldering incredibly tiny beads comprised of the same precious metal onto the surface of the piece of jewelry. This very complicated technique requires 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. In fact, modern jewelers still utilize these ancient metalsmithing techniques.
Interestingly, many Vikings did not have a standard minted currency available to them; instead they kept their wealth in the form of jewelry made from precious metals. Scholars believe that a popular practice was to amass a hoard of these objects and then deposit them, often in water sources like rivers.
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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#161424Silver pendant is ancient and necklace cord is modern. Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Very slight bending to overall form, otherwise intact and excellent. Wonderful patina throughout.Condition
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