Showing posts with label viking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label viking. Show all posts

Friday, 28 April 2017

neolithic tools 

Nepalese mushroom mask

Terrible Chair” (1990) - Michele Oka Doner
Ph. Bruce Weber for Vogue Italia June 2013

Pliny, a Roman author writing in the first century CE, recommended that a wolf or horse’s tooth be placed on the child’s body to help with teething but not to let the tooth touch the floor. This charm has a tooth set into a bronze handle.

Viking Iron Lock and Keys, 9th-11th Century AD

Viking Bear’s Tooth Pendant, 9th-11th Century AD

Egyptian mummy finger stalls

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images found on B L U D B L U M

Thursday, 27 April 2017


'Bird in Flight' Pendant 9th-12th century AD. 
A bronze mount comprising a loop and plaque formed 
as a volute scroll with extended wings; three lugs to the reverse.


Wolf's Head 9th-12th century AD. 
A silver-gilt plaque with three studs to the reverse, 
stylised wolf's mask detail on a hatched field.


Figural Belt Mount Group 11th-13th century AD. 
A mixed group of bronze mounts comprising: 
three with facing animal mask; 
one with facing male mask; 
one with bird-head and beak forming a hook

Monday, 7 November 2016

Viking silver lunate and disc pendant, crescent silver sheet with soldered on stud terminals, inner and outer egdes defined by lines of small punched dots, three larger bosses punched symmetrically within the body of the moon, suspended within the lunate is a silver disc, possibly Viking harness decoration, metal analysis supplied, ex Pummell collection, 6cm wide:
Viking silver lunate and disc pendant, crescent silver sheet with soldered on stud terminals, inner and outer egdes defined by lines of small punched dots, three larger bosses punched symmetrically within the body of the moon, suspended within the lunate is a silver disc, possibly a harness decoration.