A nice bone strap-end. Good condition!
A nice article about organic buckles and strap-ends:
https://sagy.vikingove.cz/en/organic-belt-buckles-and-strap-ends/
A Zoomorphic Bronze Buckle From The Early Middle Ages 11th-12th Century With a fantastic green patina. Rare! In the Romanesque style Length: 2.5 cm
Found in Rochester, Kent (UK)
This bronze brooch looks like a variation of the famous Anglo-Saxon brooch with a staring horse. Instead of the horse type, it is a more dragon-like beast in a similar pose with a serpent's head, a ta[...]
7th-8th century AD Silver belt buckle with enamel with rectangular body and integrated fastening loop, relief figure of a stylized winged horse (Pegasus) on the plate. For a comparable example in bron[...]
A rare figurative fibula from the early Middle Ages and filled with dark red glass paste in the shape of a crescent. The dating is: 875-1000 AD Condition: see photos, Dimensions: 2.3 cm A similar piec[...]
Extremely rare pewter SPOON with a circular “rat tail” spoon decorated with a row of angled pearls, with a diamond-shaped end.
Length: 16.3 cm
WEST OF EUROPE, End of the 15th or beginning of the 1[...]
Rare and in very good condition. Based on an interlaced pattern, see two previous articles on the fibula. Dark green patina. Condition: see photos. Hinge and retaining plate present. Missing iron pin.[...]
A very beautiful 10-th-11th century A.D. A gilt bronze disc brooch with seven radiating lobes or lugs to the rim; each lug with inset of blue, black and white enamel (one partly remains and one missin[...]
Three interesting archaeological finds from the Netherlands dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.
1 A bronze belt tab decorated with the image of Fortuna, mascarons and lion heads. Fortuna is an i[...]
Iron hunting dagger 12th century The back of the blade and the handle bear an illegible inscription (partially covered with rust)
The handle is gilded which suggests that it was a nobleman's weapon.
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Castle: is probably a reference to Blanche of Castile, diameter: 16mm
Blanche of Castile (4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice d[...]
A very rare fibula in mint condition except for (usually) missing iron pin on the back.
Dimensions: 13x14m.m.
The fibula comes from an old collection in the Netherlands and was found in France
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A very beautiful and large bronze mount with a beautiful patina. Found in Norfolk (UK).
Height: 6.8 cm.
In Norse mythology, wolves represent strength, cunning and ruthless aggression. They are c[...]
A annular brooch ring linking 6 integral hemispherical bosses each decorated with multiple rounded indentations. Tapering D-section pin with 3 transverse grooves near the loop.
Very good condition
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A large two-part tongue-shaped buckle crudely engraved with a fantastical beast motif. The composition of this beast echoes prehistoric cave paintings or the compositions of the chalk hills of the Uni[...]
Stunning, very large and curious medieval terracotta pitcher, with relief pastillage lines and painted green crest on each side. Excavation patina with significant traces of concressions inside the co[...]
Very old jug, certainly Medieval, rough decor of two tones blue and plum, rather light in relation to its mass, height 26.5 cm, diameter of the base 9.8 cm, diameter at the widest 17 cm. State: lack o[...]
The border of the ink pot is decorated with a broad band of interlacing plants. The object was supposed to have a cover, still lost to date. The interior of the ink pot contains a lead container f[...]
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