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10th CENTURY ANCIENT VIKING HORSE SHOE Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval: Pre AD 1000 item# 721721 (stock# vhs1)
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VIKING HORSE SHOE. 4” height. 10th century and showing slightly more refined form. Thicker with broader calkins but retaining the “pie crust” edge which distinguishes the earliest horse shoes from all others that followed. With these earliest shoes, the nails protrude substantially and the the horse or pony actually walked on the nail heads and calkins. Sound stable excavated condition

UNUSUAL BYZANTINE LEAD CROSS Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Byzantine: Pre AD 1000 item# 738593 (stock# sum07-647)
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Possibly made for a cleric vowed to poverty. 1 1/4" height with rudimentary figure of the crucified Christ. Pierced for suspension. Polished glossy gray oxidation.

BYZANTINE BRONZE PILGRIM'S CROSS, 8TH CENTURY AD Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Byzantine: Pre AD 1000 item# 738590 (stock# sum07-642)
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Simple pleasant example made from sheet bronze with the design hand incised both sides. Height 1 1/4". Note that Byzantine coins were similarly made by cutting out a rough blank, then striking it with a die on one side producing the unique "cup coin".

RARE TIBETAN DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900 item# 734039 (stock# sum07-596)
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Fashion copied from the Chinese with distinct Tibetan artistry and design. 2 1/4" height, comprising identical pewter vessels hand engraved with foliage and flowers. The necks and lids with applied wire work surrounding genuine turquoise and jade mounts, all complete. Each lid with white metal spoon within the vessel. Good rich dark patina. Only Tibetan example we have ever seen.

RARE YORUBA BRONZE DIVINATION TAPPER Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1900 item# 734042 (stock# sum07-588)
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Mid 19th century. 8" height and employing the same artistry as the Ogboni figures, which are cast in pairs. This example, female with exaggerated genitalia in a position of supplication with a chain around her waist and chin from wrist to wrist, along the back. Probably a reference to slavery which was at its peak in West Africa at the time. The divination tapper is used on the divination tray Opon Ifa along with sixteen palm nuts to serve as an oracle to predict the future. They are virtua ...click for details

FINE JAPANESE LACQUERED BOWL C.1880. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1900 item# 764858 (stock# spr08-433)
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Excellent quality. 5 1/8” diameter. True lacquer on turned wood. Bowl and lid each of slightly convex truncated conical form. Black lacquered body, the bowl interior with gradation to a very deep, near black olive. The top finely decorated in two colors of gold with a bird approaching blowing grasses and flower stems. Excellent preservation with fine colors. Have a set of five.

FINE VIKING RINGJARN. C.850-1050 AD. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000 item# 759532 (stock# spr08-398)
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Identical period. Smaller of C-form. 1 1/2" o.a. Sound excavated condition with provenance information.

FINE VIKING RINGJARN. C.850-1050 AD. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000 item# 759528 (stock# spr08-397)
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VIKING MYSTICAL DEATH RINGS "RINGJARN" Oval, 2 5/8” overall. Originally circular, it has been used in the killing ritual. After use, it was recovered and distorted, both by hammering flat and compressing to destroy its identity and render neutral their spirituality. Sound excavated condition with provenance information.

VIKING MERCHANT’S WEIGHT C.800-1050 AD. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000 item# 759520 (stock# spr08-395)
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7/16” diameter. Ridged edge and flat top and bottom, each punched with a cluster of dots. Dark patina.

VIKING MERCHANT’S WEIGHT C.800-1050 AD. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000 item# 759517 (stock# spr08-393)
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5/8" The sides faceted in the process of paring the casting down to the precise weight. Excellent.

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