Pre-Viking Bronze Openwork Pendant with Bound Figure and Dragons

拍品描述

Circa 6th-10th century A.D. Openwork Zierscheibe with triple-band ring surrounding a facing female figure with flexed arms, annulets and arcs flanking her body, annulets to the outer rim of the enclosing ring, suspension loop above flanked by addorsed beasts. Cf. similar from the cemetery at Crailsheim - Ingersheim (Grave 9), now in the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart; published in Betz, G.C. (1864) “Die Grabhügel und Reihengräber im Oberamtsbezirk Crailsheim”, Zeitschrift des Historischen Vereins für das Württembergische Franken, 6(3), pp.472-479. 83.77 grams, 10.7 cm (4 1/4 in.). [No Reserve] From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. These openwork discs are often found at the waist and may have formed an ornamental lid to a belt-pouch. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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