Iron 2 1/4” dia., slightly oval, rust encrusted overall from burial. C.1100-1200 from a knightly mount as common horses were rope harnessed.
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German single armor element. Good quality, two piece construction with turning knuckle to allow for rotation of the arm. The upper plate with medial ridge and
roped annular socket enclosing the upper flange of the lower plate.
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Protection for the upper arm which connected to the elbow cop below. Two piece with roped turning knuckle to allow rotation of the arm.
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From a blued and likely gilt armor. 10” overall, retaining most blued finish in the exposed area.
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14 1/2” dia. with flat flared rim with reinforcing bead to the back. Dished center with single inscribed line decoration.
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Great Raj era, first half of the 19th century. 84 3/4” length. Medium brown cane shaft. Iron head with tapered socket and slightly tapered central spike with faceted tip. The socket with Hindi arsenal designation.
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1st century, the time of Christ. 6 1/2” height with bulbous body decorated with two medial bands. Reduced neck with raised step and flared lip.
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Bronze, 4 3/8” length the tapering barrel, slightly swelled in the middle with integral trunions and spherical cascabel.
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Leather, hand stitched with central compartment, 9” width, with cartridge loops to both side. Additional line tooled pocket to the face for additional storage.
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European or American. 34 1/4” total length. The shaft tapered with long brass tip mount and brass upper ferrule. 15” square section blade tapered through its length, shows medium gray smooth patina.
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34 3/4” total length. The scabbard made of natural cane with the hilt of cane incorporating the root cluster both compressed to oval section either in the growth process or after, possibly with wet heat.
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Second millennium B.C. 5.25”-5.35” width varying somewhat from pinch pot construction (not wheel turned).
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Bronze with iron pin encased in oxidation. 1” length. Good patina to the bronze.
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Near identical to Neumann p.53, row 2, right. 2 1/8” overall. Pewter, originally silver plated. Rectangular with scalloped frame. Iron cross bar (rusted) with part of the double pins intact. Pewter with good patina.
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6 1/4” length with s.e. wedge section blade with transverse thickened segment at the base. Sound excavated condition. Type carried for civilian protection and serving as a patch knife as well..
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Zulu Wars period C.1870’s. Known as “Zulu Love letters”. 3 1/4” x 1 7/8 made of trade beads (the Zulu had strong trade ties with the British from the 1820’s)
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Forged iron, 7 3/4” plus the rings for a large horse. The mouthpiece made in three sections, two with lapped ends for adjustment or replacement. Stable excavated condition.
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1st-2nd century A.D., the time of Christ. Near circular, 2 1/2” dia with flattened ends shaped as stylized serpent heads.
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Roman Period, C.1st century BC. 1 1/8” open circular loop with a tassel or wheat sheaf at the front. Green corrosion overall.
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Wonderful accessory for Colonial home or barn. Classic for the period. See Neumann p.156 #1 dated 1760-80. Forged iron with rudimentary calkins and thickened toe.
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18th-19th dynasty, 1549-1186 B.C. White steatite, 12 mm (1/2”) length.
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Classic form, 4 3/4” height. Four nail holes each side.
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Iron. 2 3/4” high with arched, rectangular section shackle. The body made of sheet iron fabricated with rivet joints.
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Would date to the second half of the 18th century. Brass, deeply embossed with the bar sinister motif identifying the bearer as of illegitimate birth.
5 3/8” height “heater” shaped with rolled edge.
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Rectangular sheet iron body with keystone form top. Arched rectangular section shackle. The front with a sprung cover over the key hole (catch tip defective) and a matching reinforcing panel to the back, struck with a 6.
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Second half of the 18th century. Tinned steel, embossed with a lattice armorial motif with alternate squares painted red and brown. Original paint intact.
5 3/8” height “heater” shaped with rolled edge.
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Second half of the 19th century, period of the King and I! 6” length, tapered with pierced spatulate terminal. Flat back and rounded face incised with five hatched bands. Medium brown glossy patina.
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Old Kingdom, C.2600 B.C. 0.40” length, brown steatite, carved with the beetle in full round and pierced for suspension or binding. Lightly textured from burial.
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22nd dynasty C.900 B.C. Green fiance, 0.45” length. Well modeled beetle, bottom with oval surrounding three heiroglyphs. Lightly texture and surface encrustation from burial.
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Very heavy example with thick tapered head, finely ridged with triangular base facet. Heavy integral disk form base and tapered tang.
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