cloisonne pendant crimean 4th 5th century silvered bronze Fantasy tassen Sancho died in 1295

Sancho died in 1295

a herbal lady

with a similar piece in the British Museum

This spangenhelm is a type of nasal helmet

cloisonne pendant crimean 4th 5th century silvered bronze Fantasy tassen Sancho died in 1295This drop shaped pendant is based on a find from the Black Sea area during the migration period. The historical original, of Hunnic or Gothic origin, comes from Crimea and dates from the 4th 5th centuries; it was gold with glass and garnet inlay and is now in the British Museum in London. Where the original contained real almandine cloisonn, this pendant is made with red glass enamel. The cloisonn technique involved placing small shards of glass or