Peter Reynaers

Ancient History Auction (Vikings & Medieval Knights)

The dot-shaped decorations on the body of the bronze bird, its clearly formed beak and the long horizontal protrusion give this object its own character. The maker thus also left a part of his imagination in the mechanism.
We do not know which object it once protected. That object has disappeared today, but the desire to keep it for himself still has a tangible form.
Object: Part of a lock with a bird figure
Culture: Byzantine
Material: Bronze
Weight: 14.5 g
Dimensions: 46.5 mm

De stipvormige versieringen op het lichaam van de bronzen vogel, zijn duidelijk gevormde snavel en het lange horizontale uitsteeksel geven dit gebruiksvoorwerp een eigen karakter. De maker liet daarmee ook iets van zijn verbeelding achter in het mechanisme.
We weten niet welk voorwerp het ooit beschermde. Dat voorwerp is vandaag verdwenen, maar de wens om het voor zichzelf te bewaren, heeft nog altijd een tastbare vorm.
Object: Onderdeel van een slot met vogelfiguur
Cultuur: Byzantijns
Materiaal: Brons
Gewicht: 14,5 g
Afmeting: 46,5 mm

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Byzantine Bronze Lock component with bird motif  (No reserve price)

7-10 Century AD.

The Netherlands

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Bronze Byzantine slot component with a bird motif, dating to the 7th–10th century AD, weight 14.5 g and length 46.5 mm, in very good+ condition and authentic/original.

Byzantine Bronze Lock component with bird motif (No reserve price)

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Bronze Byzantine slot component with a bird motif, dating to the 7th–10th century AD, weight 14.5 g and length 46.5 mm, in very good+ condition and authentic/original.

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