Fagan Arms - Antique & Ancient Jewelry

RARE VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11 3/4

FINE VIKING VOTIVE AXE NECKLACE, C.850-1050 AD

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Fagan Arms - Antique & Ancient Jewelry

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MEDIEVAL SORCERER'S PENTAGRAM RING, C.500-900 AD, SZ 9 1/4: Size 9 1/4 with 2.6mm rounded face band flaring to the shoulders. Large oval bezel with stipple field and large central pentagram. Shows some war from its period of use. Despite the universal

0001: MEDIEVAL SORCERER'S PENTAGRAM RING, C.500-900 AD, SZ 9 1/4Est. $600-$700Lot Passed

RARE ANCIENT VIKING HEART PENDANT NECKLACE, C.850-1050 AD: Classic heart form. over 3/4" width. Central high relief heart in its fully evolved form with cusped top, dimpled detail, and beaded surround. The sixth points are nubbed as is common. That feature

0002: RARE ANCIENT VIKING HEART PENDANT NECKLACE, C.850-1050 ADEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

VIKING WEDDING RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 5 1/4: Gilt bronze, size 5 1/4. Low rounded face, band 3.1mm, width. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold overlay restored. See the reference image which shows the process. Jewelry gift boxed

0003: VIKING WEDDING RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 5 1/4Est. $100-$125Lot Passed

ANCIENT CELTIC BRONZE VOTIVE HORSE RIDER FIGURE, C.2ND-1ST CENTURY: Danubian Tribes, Bronze figure of a horseman, with detailed face. The right arm raised. The hands delineated and the legs spread. Under 1 1/2" height (1.41"). Complete, with fine green patina.

0004: ANCIENT CELTIC BRONZE VOTIVE HORSE RIDER FIGURE, C.2ND-1ST CENTURYEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

ENGLISH MAN 'S RING C.7TH-10TH C.AD, SIZE 7 1/2: Anglo-Saxon dating to the period when Vikings invaded and settled in the British Isles. They occupied over half the territory with the Anglo-Saxons occupying the rest. This ring is bronze, size 7 1/2

0005: ENGLISH MAN 'S RING C.7TH-10TH C.AD, SIZE 7 1/2Est. $200-$300Lot Passed

VIKING WARRIOR 'S WEDDING RING AS FOUND, 900-1050 AD, SIZE 7 1/2: Bronze, size 7 1/2. Varying width, 2.4-3.1mm with ridged face. Made with a core filling the inside which distributed the flowing metal and allowed for slower cooling. The core was then laboriously

0006: VIKING WARRIOR 'S WEDDING RING AS FOUND, 900-1050 AD, SIZE 7 1/2Est. $150-$200Lot Passed

VIKING PROTECTIVE BROOCH C.850-1050 AD: About 1 5/8" width (1.65"), oval form with the ends curled. Original cross pin. Worn in numbers on the leather war jerkin, at an ounce each, a few pounds could be added providing significant

0007: VIKING PROTECTIVE BROOCH C.850-1050 ADEst. $400-$500Lot Passed

SUPERB VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, 9TH-10TH CENTURY: Slightly under 1 1/4" height (1.18") including the suspension loop. Bronze, cast, and chased in minute detail as the crescent moon with baluster tips representing Sol the sun and Mani the moon, the

0008: SUPERB VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, 9TH-10TH CENTURYEst. $750-$900Lot Passed

VIKING GLASS DOUBLE BEAD C.850-1050 AD: From a Baltic hinterland find including other jewelry items. Imaged as reconstructed by the finder based on the configuration as found. The bead is to scale with the coin. Comprising 63 beads total,

0009: VIKING GLASS DOUBLE BEAD C.850-1050 ADEst. $120-$140Lot Passed

ROMAN PLATE BROOCH, 1ST-3RD CENTURY AD: Enameled bronze, 1 3/8" length. Indented side kite shaped with a fish tail at the hinge. Concentric circle motif with raised conical center and beaded surround. Red enamel field outside and green in

0010: ROMAN PLATE BROOCH, 1ST-3RD CENTURY ADEst. $125-$150Lot Passed

ROMAN BROOCH (FIBULA) C.50-200 AD: 1st-3rd century AD. Then time of Christ. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Bronze, just under 1 1/2" in length, of elegant form with triple transverse crests

0011: ROMAN BROOCH (FIBULA) C.50-200 ADEst. $75-$100Lot Passed

VIKING WARRIOR 'S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACE, 10th-11th CENTURY AD: Vikings were highly skilled metallurgists, and as a result, breaking metal had supernatural significance for them. Breaking ringjarn (iron rings) as shown on the Larbro Stone, was thought to destroy

0012: VIKING WARRIOR 'S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACE, 10th-11th CENTURY ADEst. $400-$500Lot Passed

VIKING WOMAN 'S BRACELET C.900-1050 AD: 2 1/2" inside dimension which easily fits an average woman. C form, slightly tapered from its center to the ends. Gilt bronze, flat section with slightly tapering ends. Rectangular center panel

0013: VIKING WOMAN 'S BRACELET C.900-1050 ADEst. $1,250-$1,500Lot Passed

RARE VIKING WEDDING RING C.866-1067 AD, SIZE 10 1/2: 9th century, Cambridgeshire England. Bronze, with a rounded face and of broad 3.5mm width. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the groom's sword. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold

0014: RARE VIKING WEDDING RING C.866-1067 AD, SIZE 10 1/2Est. $245-$280Lot Passed

VIKING ROPED OR TWIST WEDDING RING, SIZE 9 1/2: Cambridgeshire, England, 866-1067 AD. Oval form, size 9 1/2, 1.6mm at the bottom swelling to 2.4mm at the top. The top 1/2 is a modeled roped motif (some wear from its use in antiquity). The spiral

0015: VIKING ROPED OR TWIST WEDDING RING, SIZE 9 1/2Est. $300-$400Lot Passed

RARE VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11 3/4: The oval bezel just under 1" length with two broad transverse crests flanked by stipple bordered line ridges. Raised edges. Broad overlapping prong band allowing for some adjustment. Unusually made

0016: RARE VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11 3/4Est. $2,000-$2,250Lot Passed

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ROMAN LEAD SLING PROJECTILE 300 BC-200 AD: Roman archers were also proficient with the sling. It was a particularly useful weapon for sieges which were a standard Roman form of attack. This example dates C.300 BC-200 AD, and is over 1 1/4"

0017: ROMAN LEAD SLING PROJECTILE 300 BC-200 ADEst. $50-$75

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RARE ZOROASTRIAN FIRE ALTAR AMULET, 600-300 BC: Sasanian/Achaemenid which later evolved into the Persian culture. About 1/2" diameter with incised border and two abstracted figures of priests with the fire altar between. That image in detail is

0018: RARE ZOROASTRIAN FIRE ALTAR AMULET, 600-300 BCEst. $250-$300

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0019: ENGLISH MAN 'S RING C.7TH-10TH C. AD, SIZE 7 1/2Est. $200-$300Lot Passed

FINE VIKING VOTIVE AXE NECKLACE, C.850-1050 AD: Silvered bronze axe, 1 3/4" height, of iconic Viking battle axe form with faceted socket flared front and back for stability on the haft. Bearded bit decorated with concentric circle motifs. The

0020: FINE VIKING VOTIVE AXE NECKLACE, C.850-1050 ADEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

EXCEPTIONAL VIKING PROTECTIVE BROOCH, 950-1050 AD: Large example, over 2 1/4" height of omega form. Oval top with large quadrangular terminals decorated in panels of scroll work in the Viking taste on hatched ground, below bisected panels. Quite

0021: EXCEPTIONAL VIKING PROTECTIVE BROOCH, 950-1050 ADEst. $600-$750Lot Passed

ANCIENT VIKING COIL RING C.900-1050 AD, SIZE 10 1/2: Gilt bronze. Size 10 1/2. Made by the lost-wax process, with 3 3/4 full turns of the medially ridged band. 17.2mm full width, nearly 3/4". Coil beads, rings, and other adornment elements were very

0022: ANCIENT VIKING COIL RING C.900-1050 AD, SIZE 10 1/2Est. $400-$500Lot Passed

VIKING POUCH KNIFE, 9th-11th CENTURY: 3 3/8" total length. (See https://leatherworkingreverend.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dsc01382.jpg and https://inhabitat.com/melting-glaciers-reveal-items-lost-in-the-stone-age/ for similar examples

0023: VIKING POUCH KNIFE, 9th-11th CENTURYEst. $125-$150Lot Passed

FINE ROMAN RING C.2ND-MID 4TH C. AD, SIZE 9 1/4: Size 9 1/4, gilt bronze with 2.2mm rounded face band, ridged at the shoulders. Raised lenticular bezel with flat with remnants of ciphers (?). Possibly a signet ring. Good preservation with light

0024: FINE ROMAN RING C.2ND-MID 4TH C. AD, SIZE 9 1/4Est. $125-$150Lot Passed

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