Lot 36
Northern Europe, Viking/Norse peoples, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. This is a gorgeous bronze belt made of tightly looping oval bronze rings with two long rectangular bronze buckles. The buckles have fine incised/stamped geometric designs that resemble arrows and the waning moon. The bronze patina on this piece is beautifully blue, representing the oxidation of copper in the bronze alloy to form azurite. The Vikings - groups of people who left Scandinavia to plunder and colonize northern Europe (and who travelled as far afield as northeastern North America and the great kingdoms of the Middle East) - had a distinctive artistic tradition, although many of the metals that they had were acquired through conquest and the bronze for this belt likely was melted down from other bronze objects, perhaps some acquired by looting a monastery or trading in the Mediterranean. A belt like this one could have been used by either men or women, both of whom wore heavy layers of wool clothing that closed using brooches and belted at the waist. Size: 44.75" L x 0.9" H (113.7 cm x 2.3 cm)
Provenance: Ex-private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Farrow collection, UK acquired on European art market
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#117025
- Condition: Almost fully intact, with a small fragment missing from the end of one bronze plate. Some preservation to the metal. Beautiful patina!
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