Sax mit Beingriff und "Bärenkopf" am Knauf, Merowingerzeit, 6. - frühes 7. Jhdt. n. Chr. - photo 1

Sax mit Beingriff und "Bärenkopf" am Knauf, Merowingerzeit, 6. - frühes 7. Jhdt. n. Chr.

Auction dateClassic
14.05.2024 10:00UTC +02:00
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Hermann Historica
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Germany, Grasbrunn / München
ID 1198597
Lot 74 | Sax mit Beingriff und "Bärenkopf" am Knauf, Merowingerzeit, 6. - frühes 7. Jhdt. n. Chr.
Sax mit Beingriff und "Bärenkopf" am Knauf, Merowingerzeit, 6. - frühes 7. Jhdt. n. Chr.
Hintere Hälfte eines Saxes mit Hohlkehle an der oberen, stumpfen Seite der Klinge. Die Griffangel durch zwei Bronzeniete mit buckeligen Köpfen mit einem Griff aus Bein verbunden. Dieser auf der Oberseite gerade verlaufend, auf der Unterseite zunächst nach unten ausgebaucht und dann nach oben eingezogen. Zum Griffende hin in einen geschnitzten Bärenkopf mit fein ausgearbeiteten Details übergehend. Im vorderen Teil zwischen den Nieten und diese umgebend Flechtbandmuster eingraviert. Die Klinge durch die Auswirkung sich ausdehnender Korrosion mit Längsspalten versehen. Durch restauratorische Behandlung mit Entsalzung und Konservierung mittlerweile vollkommen stabil. Länge 42,2 cm. Ausgesprochen seltenes Beispiel eines erhaltenen Saxgriffes.
Provenienz: Süddeutsche Privatsammlung, erworben in den 1980er Jahren im Kunsthandel.
A Merovingian seax with bone handle and "bear head" on the pommel, 6th - early 7th century A.D.
A Merovingian seax with bone handle and "bear head" on the pommel, 6th - early 7th century A.D.
Back half of a seax with a groove on the upper, blunt side of the blade. The tang is connected to a bone handle by two bronze rivets with humped heads. This runs straight on the top, initially bulges downwards on the underside and then retracts upwards. Towards the end of the handle it merges into a carved bear head with finely crafted details. Braided band pattern engraved in the front part between the rivets and around them. The blade has longitudinal gaps due to the effect of expanding corrosion. Thanks to restoration treatment with desalination and preservation, it is now completely stable. Length 42.2 cm. Extremely rare example of a preserved seax handle.
Provenance: South German private collection, acquired in the art trade in the 1980s.
Condition: III
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