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THBViking Silver Bracteate Pendant w/ Granules & Filigree
Lot 34
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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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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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Northern Europe, Viking, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A gorgeous bracteate pendant, made from 97.66% pure silver. The entire surface is decorated with filigreed motifs of intertwining rope-patterned curls and spirals as well as elegant spherical granules. At the center of the composition is a circular boss highlighted with a seven lovely granules - six granules equidistantly placed to surround a central granule. All is surrounded by a generous filigreed double border of coiled and rope-pattern motifs. Above the circular face is an integral folded loop that is also decorated with filigree, presenting two coiled wires arranged as circles, surrounded by a rope-patterned filigree border that resolves in elegant spirals at either end. Pendants like this example were worn around the neck or sewn onto clothing as a type of amulet for protection or good fortune. Silver quality: 97.66% Weight: 4.4 grams. Size: 1.625" L x 1.2" W (4.1 cm x 3 cm); cord measures 20" L (50.8 cm)
Filigree and granulation are among the oldest metalsmithing techniques. The techniques involved include twisting gold or silver 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 techniques.
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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#162577Silver bracteate pendant is ancient. Accompanied by modern cord to be wearable. Expected surface wear, some indentations, and bending commensurate with age. Small separation/loss to section of circular coil on loop with slight lifting. Silver has developed a nice age patina.Condition
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