MEDIEVAL ENGLISH ROCK CRYSTAL PENDANT BEAD

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1700: item #770726
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This is a natural rock crystal pendant dating to about 1550-1600. It is 9.7 mm high, about 4/10” and hand cut and polished from a natural rock crystal gem stone. The natural cleavage which shows through proves that it crystal and not glass. It is tear shaped which I believe is called rose cut but I am not sure. The facets are somewhat irregular as expected from that time. It was a common shape for the period. See Jewelry Through 7000 Years, British Museum Publications, page 180 for identical pen... Click for details

ANTIQUE VIKING BEAD FROM ENGLAND ANCIENT ARTIFACT

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1492: item #770722
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Vikings settled in Jorvik (now York, England) in 866 and in the following years, occupied about half of what is now England. They farmed and established manufacturing centers where a variety of items including beads were produced. Beads were vary valuable at that time. The Vikings especially valued them and often took beads as tribute. For auction is a Viking bead from the York area dating C.866-1067 AD. Offered here is one of those Viking beads. It is a major hard stone bead, made of carnelian,... Click for details

ANTIQUE MANS GYPSY RING GIPSY

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1900: item #769897
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This is a Gypsy mans finger ring dating to about 1800-50. It is size 8 and with a single large blue oval imitation gem stone. The band and mounts are a silver colored alloy and may have been plated originally. Condition is as shown. Gypsies migrated from the Middle East fleeing the Ottoman Turks and settled largely in southeast Europe. They were mistrusted and isolated so their cultures and blood lines were largely self contained. Their costume including jewelry are very distinctive and identifi... Click for details

ANTIQUE MANS GYPSY RING GIPSY

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1900: item #769893
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This is a Gypsy mans finger ring dating to about 1800-50. It is size 10 and with a single large red oval imitation gem stone with 3 smaller stones on either side. The band and mounts are a silver colored alloy and may have been plated originally. Condition is as shown. Gypsies migrated from the Middle East fleeing the Ottoman Turks and settled largely in southeast Europe. They were mistrusted and isolated so their cultures and blood lines were largely self contained. Their costume including jewe... Click for details

ANTIQUE WOMAN’S GYPSY RING

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1900: item #769890
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This is a Gypsy woman’s finger ring dating to about 1800-50. It is size 9 and mounted with a single red imitation gemstone with a jingle on both side. The band and mounts are a silver colored alloy and were probably silver plated originally. Condition is as shown. Gypsies migrated from the Middle East fleeing the Ottoman Turks and settled largely in southeast Europe. They were mistrusted and isolated so their cultures and blood lines were largely self contained. Their costume including jewelry i... Click for details

ANTIQUE WOMAN’S GYPSY RING

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1900: item #769889
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This is a Gypsy woman’s finger ring dating to about 1800-50. It is size 10 and mounted with 2 imitation gem stones, on green and one red with a jingle on the side. The band and mounts are a silver colored alloy and were probably silver plated originally. Condition is as shown. Gypsies migrated from the Middle East fleeing the Ottoman Turks and settled largely in southeast Europe. They were mistrusted and isolated so their cultures and blood lines were largely self contained. Their costume includ... Click for details

1000 YEAR OLD VIKING BEAD ANCIENT ANTIQUE

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1492: item #767622
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Historically, beads were always very valuable and desirable because of the amount of labor needed to make one and the fact that they were easy to transport. At many points in history, they were more valuable than gold. In that light it is easier to understand how they were used as money and often, tribute after a successful invasion, was demanded in beads. The Vikings were the masters of raiding for goods, ransom and tribute and no one loved beads more than Vikings. In 866, they invaded England... Click for details

A Hungarian 16th Century Bronze Mace

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre 1700: item #757958

The mace has seventeen flanges attached to a bronze strapping and a later carved wooden shaft. The attached cap has an inlaid design. There is one flange missing, and shows an area of widening where the head is attached to the bronze shaft portion. Total length of mace head and collar is 7 inches, with the wooden shaft 17 inches. The mace head is 3 inches wide, and weighs approximately 2 lbs. with the wooden shaft. There is possible relativeness to the Ottoman Turks who were driven out of... Click for details

Ancient Celtic Large Gold Ring Money

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre AD 1000: item #756110
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A piece of large celtic gold ring money, with flat terminals, lovely yellow gold with base metal core probably copper

Measures 38mm outer diameter / 8.33 grams.

Dating to the late bronze age circa 1150-700 BC

Ex-Bonhams London.... Click for details

Ancient Celtic Large Gold Wrist Torc Bracelet

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval Pre AD 1000: item #756106
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A rare & magnificent British celtic wrist torc / bracelet, lovely yellow gold with base metal core, probably copper. Minor plough damage and soil scuffs as seen in pictures otherwise intact with no restoration

Dating to the late bronze age 1150-700 BC.

Measures 57mm inner diameter / 67mm outer diameter / 12.97 grams.... Click for details