Fagan Arms Auction - April 12th

BENIN CEREMONIAL SWORD ADA MADE FOR THE ROYAL COURT

CONGOLESE SLAVER'S IVORY WAR TRUMPET, OLIPHANT

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Clinton Twp, MI, United States

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Fagan Arms Auction - April 12th

Blue Lake Auction

Antique Arms, Armor, Ancient Jewelry refurbished for modern wear and related items.

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VIKING BEARD RING, 866-1067 AD: Danelaw England. 2.7mm width with rounded face hand incised with a decorative line. Just under 1/2" inside diameter. Made with a central core to distribute the molten metal and heat. The core was

0145: VIKING BEARD RING, 866-1067 ADEst. $75-$100Lot Passed

VIKING ROCK CRYSTAL BEAD, 10TH CENTURY AD: Boldly faceted 13.8mm, over 1/2" in length. Gray-brown coloration with natural cleavage evident. See The Viking Saga, Peter Brent 1975, p151 for similar examples.

0146: VIKING ROCK CRYSTAL BEAD, 10TH CENTURY ADEst. $100-$125Lot Passed

ROMAN/BYZANTINE RING 3RD-6TH CENTURY: Gilt bronze, size 2 1/2 with 2.3mm medially ridged band flaring to the scalloped shoulders. Oval bezel cut with three strokes, probably serving as a signet. Professionally refurbished with the

0147: ROMAN/BYZANTINE RING 3RD-6TH CENTURYEst. $75-$100Lot Passed

VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, C.900-1000 AD: Just over 1" width. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abundantly represented in Norse

0148: VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, C.900-1000 ADEst. $200-$250Lot Passed

FINE VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 1 3/4: Silvered bronze, size 1 3/4 for the small finger as was the custom. Broad, 2.6mm band with annular bands mostly obscured by surface texture from burial. Professionally refurbished with the pure

0149: FINE VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 1 3/4Est. $50-$75Lot Passed

ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 5TH-8TH CENTURY AD: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into

0150: ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 5TH-8TH CENTURY ADEst. $150-$175Lot Passed

ANCIENT VIKING WOMAN'S WEDDING RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 3 1/4: Sized for the small finger as was the custom in some areas. Broad band, 3.0mm, with rounded face. Bronze size 3 1/4. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the groom's sword. Professionally

0151: ANCIENT VIKING WOMAN'S WEDDING RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 3 1/4Est. $75-$100Lot Passed

CELTIC PROSPERITY RING NECKLACE C.300-100 BC: Before the Roman invasion of the British Isles, rings of bronze, silver, and gold were used as a means of exchange, particularly in Ireland. Most exchanges of goods and property were conducted by

0152: CELTIC PROSPERITY RING NECKLACE C.300-100 BCEst. $200-$250Lot Passed

VIKING WOMAN'S BRACELET 10TH-11TH CENTURY AD: Silvered bronze, 2 1/8" inside dimension, oval form. Ridged band a little over 1/8" width, engraved with a medial flanked by stipple pattern simulating snake skin the terminals each as a snake head

0153: VIKING WOMAN'S BRACELET 10TH-11TH CENTURY ADEst. $250-$300Lot Passed

VIKING WARRIOR'S RING, 9TH-11TH CENTURY, S 9 1/2: Size 9 1/2. Broad 5.8mm rounded band expanding at the shoulders which are hand-cut with hatching. High lozenge-shaped bezel with a flat top and rounded edges, incised with four figures, runes, or

0154: VIKING WARRIOR'S RING, 9TH-11TH CENTURY, S 9 1/2Est. $225-$275Lot Passed

FINE LARGE VIKING GILT BRONZE BEAD: Just under 1/2" diameter (0.49"), and well over 1/4" (0.30") length with large stringing hole. Cast bronze, of ridged medial bun form, originally gilt with the 24karat gold now restored. Beads were

0155: FINE LARGE VIKING GILT BRONZE BEADEst. $75-$100Lot Passed

ENGLISH MORTUARY CROSS, 14TH CENTURY: Lead, just under 1" height. Particularly well made for these with a deeply modeled symmetrical cross on a larger swelled backing. The top with a nub for a securing cord to attach it to the deceased.

0156: ENGLISH MORTUARY CROSS, 14TH CENTURYEst. $200-$250Lot Passed

AKAN (ASHANTI) FUNERARY FIGURE, GHANA: From the famed William Fagg Collection, terracotta, 5" height mounted on Plexiglas base to 6 1/2". Male, head and neck. The face with large ringed eyes, broad nose with pierced nostrils and broad

0157: AKAN (ASHANTI) FUNERARY FIGURE, GHANAEst. $600-$700Lot Passed

VIKING SIDE KNIFE OR POUCH KNIFE, 879-1067 AD: Cambridgeshire, England. Just over 3 3/8" total length with tapered "whittle tang" which identifies these, as they were used without guards, mounted in a wood or antler grip. (See

0158: VIKING SIDE KNIFE OR POUCH KNIFE, 879-1067 ADEst. $100-$125Lot Passed

ASHANTI WOMAN'S FIGHTING BRACELET: Early 20th century from the Sir Cecil Armitage Collection. Bronze, circular section, open form. Lineally ribbed with decorative triangular panels and roped terminals. Over 1 2/4" inside dimension.

0159: ASHANTI WOMAN'S FIGHTING BRACELETEst. $100-$125Lot Passed

ANCIENT HOLY LAND OIL LAMP, 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD: 3 3/4" length, buff terracotta of broad rounded form with back thumb nub and raised lip filler. Decorated in two bands of radial rays with raised borders. The spout with black char from the burning

0160: ANCIENT HOLY LAND OIL LAMP, 2ND-5TH CENTURY ADEst. $125-$150Lot Passed

ROMAN LEGIONARY'S SWORD BELT TERMINAL, 2ND-3RD CENTURY AD: Bronze, tear-shaped with a stirrup form end. At the time, legionary's sword belts had split ends with two terminals. See https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Military%20Belts,

0161: ROMAN LEGIONARY'S SWORD BELT TERMINAL, 2ND-3RD CENTURY ADEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

RARE ROMAN BELT BUCKLE FROM A LEGIONARIE'S PLATE ARMOR, LORICA SEGMENTATA: C.375-450 AD, the period of the fall of the Empire under invasion by the Barbarians. See https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Military%20Belts image 7 top left for an identical

0162: RARE ROMAN BELT BUCKLE FROM A LEGIONARIE'S PLATE ARMOR, LORICA SEGMENTATAEst. $140-$170Lot Passed

FINE ROMAN LEGIONARIES BELT BUCKLE, 3rd-4th C. AD: Bronze. 1 3/8” length. Elegant form with box frame and reeded crescent from terminal. Original tongue. For the sword and dagger belt of the Roman legionary, C.200 BC-200 AD.

0163: FINE ROMAN LEGIONARIES BELT BUCKLE, 3rd-4th C. ADEst. $150-$175Lot Passed

ROMAN LEGIONARY ARMOR MOUNT NECKLACE, 100-300 AD: For the military pteruges, the leather scale armor element worn around the waist. These served as additional protection as they would help absorb a sword or spear blow and are in fact, a form of

0164: ROMAN LEGIONARY ARMOR MOUNT NECKLACE, 100-300 ADEst. $150-$175Lot Passed

RARE ROMAN BUCKLE FROM A LEGIONARIE'S PLATE ARMOR, LORICA SEGMENTATA: Mid-late 4th century AD, the period of the decline of Rome and invasion of Barbarians. See https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Military%20Belts image 8 right for an identical

0165: RARE ROMAN BUCKLE FROM A LEGIONARIE'S PLATE ARMOR, LORICA SEGMENTATAEst. $150-$175Lot Passed

FINE MORO SPEAR BUDIAK: 19th century. Captured during the Insurrection of 1899 and part of the General Harry Bandholtz Collection which won first prize at the 1905 Saint Louis Exposition. 58" length. Forged iron point of

0166: FINE MORO SPEAR BUDIAKEst. $350-$400Lot Passed

JAPANESE ARROWHEAD YANO-NE: Edo Period, before 1867. 6” length. Willow leaf shape for piercing the plate and composition samurai armor of the period. The point crisp with minor finger staining only.

0167: JAPANESE ARROWHEAD YANO-NEEst. $75-$100Lot Passed

0168: VIKING SCRAMSEAX C.850 - 950 ADEst. $450-$500Lot Passed

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