ostrogothic eagle pendant via flaminia 5th 6th century bronze Viking en Saxon tenten Made in Spain

Made in Spain

The pommel features a hand holding a cross

lucets such as these were employed to spin thread and wool

side sword or main gauche

ostrogothic eagle pendant via flaminia 5th 6th century bronze Viking en Saxon tenten Made in SpainThis pendant is based on an Ostrogothic eagle fibula from the 5th 6th century. A pair of these fibulae was found in 1888 in a mausoleum on the Via Flaminia near Rome and is decorated with cloisonn on gilt silver foil, originally with almandine and rock crystal; This pendant is equipped with red and white glass enamel, where the underlying cell work comes into its own. In archeology, the eagle is considered a characteristic motif in the customary art