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Catalogue of a collection of Merovingian
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CATALOGUE
OF A
COLLECTION
OF
MEROVINGIAN ANTIQUITIES
BELONGING TO
J.
PIERPONT MORGAN
COMPILED BY
SEYMOUR DE
RICCI
PARIS
MO MX
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CATALOGUE
OF A
OOLLEOTION
OF
MEROVINGIAN ANTIQUITIES
BELONGING TO
J.
PIERPONT MORGAN
COMPILED BY
SEYMOUR DE
RICCI
PARIS
MGMX
K"
PREFACE
The
quite a
taste for
is
modern
The
the
nineteenth
century,
following
the
steps
of great
unworthy
curiosite.
of their attention
the local
or, as we say in France, de haute Anglo-Saxon jewels and implements were left to parson and to the provincial antiquary and it is
that
worthy
of a
place in
distinguished
Wallace or the older Rotlischilds would never have accepted The first great collector to break the spell was, I fancy, Countess Dzialinska, who felt no scruple in purchasing some of the finest jewels from
in their vitrines a Prankish fibula.
Museums
its
have followed
suit
;
the British
Museum
Franks
the
collection
riches
formed by Baudot, by the late Frederic Moreau and by Baron de Baye.The purchase by an American
great
series
collector of a
most
early mediaeval
antiquities will be
welcomed by
scientists
as of symptomatic importance.
The objects described in these pages and figured in their on the twenty accompanying autotypes, were collected within the last twenty years by a clever and energetic Paris dealer, the late Stanislas Baron. He began
entirety
to
finally
enthusiastic
digger,
named
Lelaurain,
excavated
thousands
of Merovingian
tombs
Baron
thrifty
bought
local
extensively
interesting objects
from him, chosing only the and leaving the commoner rubbish to the
collector.
He thus
laid
the
foundation
of
which he largely added from his own purchases in the Soutli of France. Me put the crowning-stone to the building by obtaining a series of choice objects from the
collection, to
Monsieur Jumel at Amiens including the interesting inscribed plaque from Hermes and the priceless contents of the Tombeau miUtawe de Vermand. The latter were considered so important by the well-known collector Monsieur Boulanger, that he prevailed on Jumel to let him exhibit them in Paris, in 1900, under his (Boulanger's) name they were greatly admired by the numerous visitors
collection
of
, :
we
except a few
I
je^^'els in
recognize,
think, Gaulish or
is strictly
that is to
the
objects
between the
exceeding,
ivi^*
to
France and the vm^^ century A. D., the latest not the best of our knowledge, the reign of
it
contains
were made
in
Charlemagne.
We
brooches
material, belt-buckles,
private
collections
an extensive
and compre-
hensive series of
Merovingian antiquities.
has been
The only ambition of the compiler of the present hand-list to give a short description of every object such an important collection would well be worthy of a more
:
elaborate catalogue.
SEYMOUR DE
Paris, June 1910.
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CI.
PLATE
FIBULAE, ETC.
1.
Gilt
0">,040).
flat
open-
work
shape of the
letter S,
with an incised
Maltese cross in the centre and rough geometrical ornaments in low relief on a deeper background. At each end a circular piece ot red paste. For this well know-n type, compare Boulanger, Le
MobiLier funeraire gallo-romain
et
et
franc en Picarrlie
pi.
21, rig.
22-24
and
155; Barriere-Flavy,
la
peuples barbares de
Gaule du V^ au VIIl'
fig.
11
pi.
XXIII.
bronze (Length
0"",040).
stamped
end
round piece
of red paste.
3. 4.
to n. 2.
to n.
1.
5.
si-
G-7.
Two
buckle of a
The narrower one is plain, with a dent on one side. The larger is in the shape of a buckle with an open centre and a thick tongue. Both are
belt.
on and
is set
a small round
For
pi.
similar buckle
A 5. A
circular flat fibula, with a
8.
umbo
circular
flat fibula,
stamped with a zigzag pattern, the central umbo set with a round bead of blue paste the
;
surrounding zone
alternating.
studded with
four
similar
blue
The whole field is decorated with laid-on ornements of twisted silver wire.
pi. 37.
bronze (Diameter
Oni,050).
flat
circular
ornament
with a bevelled rim and a central rosette in low relief. At the back four rivets or nails, showing that the object
is
more probably
of a horse.
11.
Bronze (Length
An openwork fibula with a lozenge-shaped central portion, formerly set with a stone, and at each side an annular ornament with three round branches, set with red paste, forming the branches of a cross.
On>,050).
For
compare Boulanger,
Mobilier^
fundratre,
12-.
20 and 22-24.
A cast fibula consisting of two cross shaped ornaments joined by a central boss.
A
similar fibula but
13.
Gilt
more
in-
ornament showing an
Bronze (Length 0">, 049). A V-shaped flat fibula with five circular ornaments at top and two below, all formerly set with pieces of coloured paste. The central orna-
ment was
15.
Gilt
in the
(Cf.
nn.
tiny statuette of a
crested
riveted in
PLATE
II
FIBULAE
17.
circular flat
forming a Mal-
companion
fibula
gilt.
fine
with a double border of red and green enamel, separated by a raised rim. In the centre is riveted a tiny
statuette of a bird (Cf. n. 16). At
one end
is a piece of
flat
studded in the centre with a blue and white jaspered bead of paste.
21
.
flat
circular fibula
on
to
which
is affixed
Bronze (Diameter 0,029). A flat circular fibula with a double raised rim. In the centre is the face of a Medusa in low repousse on a gold leaf.
'O
n
23.
flat
Merovingian coin
{sic^
head
to
the right.
inscription
24.
OVIGVZ
Bronze (Diameter 0,028). A flat circular fibula on which is laid a round gold plate studded with a central piece of green paste and four triangular pieces of red paste, the whole forming a Maltese cross.
I, pi.
XX,
fig. 9.
large
and
fibula
round the edge four red and four black (?) pieces alternating. The whole background is covered with small ornaments in twisted gold wire.
Compare andB2.
26.
III, pi.
flat
centre
and
round
the rim.
for
this
type.
Boulanger,
Mobilier faneraire,
LXII,
fig. 13.
simular cloisonne
five radiating
fibula,
bead and
pieces
of greenish paste.
28.
red paste.
29. Bronze
(Diameter
0",033).
An
elegant
flat
cloisonne
fibula, inlaid
combination of four
semi-circles
12
their
Compare
LVII,
30-31.
Gilt
Barriere-Flavy,
Arts industrieis,
III,
pi.
flg. 15.
pair of elegant
flat
circular cloisonn6 fibulae, with a central portion consisting of a gold leaf with a repousse cross
and circular
pair of
elegant
wire.
Round
the edge
flat
shape of a rosette, with a central blue bead and eight radiating racket-shaped pieces of red paste.
Compare
fig. 2-4.
Boulanger,
MobiUer funeraire,
pi.
21,
flat
cloisonne fibula in
pair of
flat
oval open-
work
fibulae,
An openwork
fibula in
piece
of
and three
set
red paste.
39. Gilt bronze (Length 0^,026).
flat
and
184).
40. Silver (Diameter 0"i,017).
set with red paste, a
13
flat
round piece
and eight
radiating pieces.
41. Bronze
(Diameter 0,028).
is
fiat
circular fibula
on
which
and four triangular pieces of yellowish paste, forming a Maltese cross. On the background are ornaments of beaded silver cord.
PLATE
42.
111
AWD
IV
large purse,
For similar /ermojrs, compare Boulanger, Mobilier Barriere-Flavy, Arts induspi. 26 and 38 LXV-LXVI and LXX; Lindenschmit, triels, III, pi. Handbuch, pi. XXIV and p. 458.
funeraire,
;
similar fermoir
coated with
CEVIVM2 FELIS CT
44-45. Bronze coated with gold (Length 0,065),
pair of
very handsome
fantastical birds or
openwork fibulae in the shape of dragons the whole surface is coAered with laid-on ornaments in twisted gold wire, the
flat
;
eyes are studded with garnets and the wings and body
are set with red and blue paste.
40-47. Bronze (Height O'",000).
beads.
is closely
similar
Bronze (Height 0",103). A flat bronze ornament inlaid with red, green and brown cloisonn6 paste, and set,
Pi,Ai
f;
III
46
48
47
i.t^liir
lli-|-lli:iihl,
i'iJri-
y-
y.
15
in the
of
gold leaf
ornament
is
Egyptian
haps imported.
49. Iron
and bronze (Length 0"il70). An iron dagger hung by a bronze ring and still cased in its original leather sheath with bronze and silver fittings. The leather body
has
disappeared but the
fittings
remain,
silver
bronze
ornaments
and the
50. Iron
(Length
inlaid
along the
flat
and an
man
standing to right).
in the
viz.
plaque
on the
silver
background.
53.
Bronze (Length
QinjllO),
An
two and four bands of stamped gold-leaf. Another piece of stamped gold with a cross in relief
pieces of paste
is set into the
Barriere-Flavy,
PLATE V
54-55. Silver coated with gold (Diameter Om,040).
circular
flat
pair of
fibulae,
and
showing
in the centre
five
Round
row
stamped
circles.
On>,04.2).
in
ornaments low repousse, studded in the centre with an amethyst, and showing stamped ornaments round the rim.
circular flatfibula, decorated with various
57.
circular
fili-
umbo
in gold
flat
fibula
shaped of a rosette with a piece of red paste in the centre and four small circular pieces of red paste in the four angles, each being surround by two rings of bosses in low repouss6.
Compare
pi. Bi, fig. 8.
Barriere-Flavy,
Arts
industriels,
III,
59.
0"',056).
plain
cir-
TaiTIV
O ^ S
r--^)
iz
17
An
with
A flat oval buckle inwith yellowish cloisonne paste. Plain tongue inlaid the head with blue paste. A
flat rec-
62.
at the head.
This rectan-
was complete by an
pi.
oval plaque as
may
Uer funiraire,
63.
Bronze coated with gold (Length 0^,087). A handsome fibula closely resembling nn. 44-45 in technique; the shape is an upright conventional bird seen from the
front,
with beak to the left and short outspread wings The surface is covered with small laid-on ornaments in twisted gold wire and is studded with red blue and green pastes and small garnets.
Compare
PLATE VI
CIRCULAR FIBULAE
64. Silver coated with gold (Diameter 0^,028).
fibula
flat
circular
ornaments
in gold wire,
studded with
tese cross.
65.
forming a Mal-
flat circu-
gilt centre,
studded
a
with
five
forming
Maltese cross.
66.
0'",028).
circular
fibula
and
flat cir-
flat
circu-
flat cir-
A very
fine
in the
In the
r^
petal is set with
19
an oval piece of red paste surrounded by a beaded gold cord and an elegant framework of
71
Gilt
circular
flat
fibula ^vith
a plain
is set
and racket-shaped green or blue pastes, alternating with laid-on ornaments in gold wire.
72.
Bronze coated with gold (Diameter 0",036). A flat circular fibula, studded in the centre with a turquoise glass bead and decorated with radiating dotted lines
in
low repousse.
7.3.
circular
flat
fibula with a
stamped with round dots. In the centre, on a gilt background is laid-on a repousse gold ornament two standing figures apparently quarelling, but
:
somewhat
74.
indistinct.
flat
circu-
studded in the centre with a red bead and decorated with dotted repouss6 lines, and flat ornaments
in the
75.
flat
circular fibula
stamped
circles
and
set with
flat circu-
umbo
in
nailed
is
strips of gold.
The back
flat
circu-
20
flat
an
round
and a central
0,029).
cloisonne
rosette -shaped
in
red paste.
80.
shape
to n, 78,
centre
flat
it
circular
with which
forms a
pair.
1.
Plate VII
l'l;[ili.[V|iie
Bi:illi;itiJ,
Pin
PLATE
VII
GOLD JEWELLERY
82-83.
Gold (Length
0'",031).
pair of square
openwork
the
ornaments
paste,
in the
summit being
each side bearing a dragon to the right in low repousse. The backs are decorated with scrolls and
bucrania. To the two opposite sides are attached pairs
of small rings
showing
that
part of a necklace.
84.
Gold
A mock
right.
coin or bracteate,
An
Gaulish workmanship.
86.
Bronze coated with electrum (Diameter 0^,026). A circular fibula, decorated with concentric beaded
cles
flat
cir-
in design.
The
is
apparently to be
made
out
among
the
pair of beautiful
flat
jewels
birds,
each of
them
on both sides with a fine central cabochon emerald. The heads of these strange birds are modelled in the round and show gaping jaws with teeth! The plumage is imitated on both sides of the plaques
set
22
by a
skilful inlaying of
89-90.
Gold (Length 0,049). A pairof very elegant ear-rings in the shape of a circular piece of thick twisted gold cord terminating in a plain hemispheric hollow boss.
this
To
cord are
openwork
bosses
91. Gold
in gold filigree
(Length 0^,026).
An
ear-ring
of annular
shape
cord.
background (Diameter 0"tt,030). A flat bronze rosette-shaped fibula, forming the background
or greenish paste, the intervals being decorated
brown
studded in
tlie
centre with a
An
is
To the end of the letter are suspended a pearl drop and a gold poppy of very delicate workmanship.
90. Gold (Length 0in,082).
ear-ring
suspended a
23
openwork basket
of
tiny gold
spherical
medallions.
98-99. Gold (Length
0^,025).
round.
100.
Gold (Length
ment pointed
This
is the
at both
bow
of an Etruscan fibula
Cf
Erjcjer sale
XXVI,
n. 208.
Gold (Length
0'",013).
A pair
two small
garnets.
105.
Gold (Length
shape of a
Oiu.Oll.).
A massive
A
little
barrel.
lOG.
garnets,
the
mounted
in
PLATE
VIII
EAR-RINGS
The ear-rings figured on plate VIII and described under nn. 107 to 127 are all more or less of the same type. They
hoop in thin wire closing with a hook and eye against which is a large globular or polyedric ornament, sometimes fixed, but often revolving
consist of a metal (gold or bronze)
on
its'axis.
This
of Gaul
shape
is
barbarian tombs
and has also been met with in other countries (e. g. Southern and Eastern Russia, Hungary, Lombardy, Algeria); cf. Boulanger, Mobilier funiraire, p. LV and pi. 26 and 39;
Barriere-Flavy,
AiHs industrieis,
I,
III,
pi.
LXIV-LXV
Lin-
denschmit, Handbuch,
107.
p. 380. is set
gilt
ornaments are set with triangular pieces of paste and studded with beads of various colours.
110.
A A
gilt
plain
111.
gilt
bronze ear-ring; the polyedric ornament and studded with four blue beads.
is
quite
metal bosses.
112-113.
pair
the polyedric
and
yello^^ish pastes
ornaments are
red paste.
J.
^I.ATH
Mil
12(1
116-117.
25
A
A
gold balls.
lozenge-shaped pieces
120-121.
terminating in spherical
fun^raire,
pi.
39,
13.
122-123.
A A
larger size.
124-12.5.
pair of gold ear-rings of similar shape. The spheornaments are encircled by a thin gold wire, round which is rolled a piece of still thinner wire.
rical
12G-127.
118-119).
PLATE TX
128-129. Gold (Length 0m,055).
Round
are
nine radiating
of a
elongated ornaments
simulating
flowers
Four massive
at
terminating
with laid-on silver beads and perhaps a very conventional representation of a snake's (or ram's) head.
fibula
with an iron
pin;
it
consists in
circles
cised
two flat disks, decorated with inand a cross, joined by a curved piece of
12
bronze.
Cf.
supra nn.
fibula
from
37,
108,
cf. pi.
I,
Lindenschmit, Handbuch,
p. 436.
(Length 0^,055).
A bow
fibula
of
usual
shape, the
bow
Bronze (Length
0"i,037).
plain
bow
fibula,
formerly
bow
in the
shape of a hexagon
Gallo-Roman workmanship.
137.
flat
surrounded
relief (a
Maltese cross).
|.
Pl.ATH
IX
Ph(il(.ty|iio
ll.Tlliii\iil,
Pai
; ;
27
A
pair of T-shaped fibulae
outside, silvered
on the inner
head.
shape of fibula compare infra nn. 152-153 Boulanger, Mobilier funeraire, pi. 24 and p. LI Molain (Aisne), and Toulouse; Barrifere-Flavy, Arts indus-
For
this
triels,
III,
pi.
pi.
I,
pi.
XVI-XVII,
140.
Gilt
silver
(Length
0",083).
so-called
digitated
fibula ,
having
ornaments,
The companion fibula is described below, n. 151. For similar fibulae, cf. Boulanger, Mobilier funiraire,
p.
LI
Arcy-Ste-Restitute
(Aisne),
pi.
Souyri
;
(Aveyron), Erclieu
(Somme)
I,
also ibid.
22-23
Bar-
B 2 and LVII-LIX
Lindenschmit, Handbuch,
pi.
XVIII-XIX.
PLATES X AWD XI
Vermand.
is a
Vermand
the
West
of Saint Quentin
which still retains the name of the great gauKsh tribe of Veromandui ; in the preroman period it was perhaps the
capital of the tribe,
but in the
first
century A. D.
it
was
superseded by Augusta Veromanduorum the present SaintQuentin. Vermand however retained much of its importance
to
were discovered,
situated a
little
West of Vermand just outside the walls of the town, close to the Roman road leading to Reims. In the centre of a rectandescribed below
to the
gular
pit
(Length 3", 50; breadth 2, 70; depth 2^,50) cut had been built up a rectangular limestone
0^,1'b;
length
breadth
0"i,85).
When
away
it
pit
was observed
about 0^,80 in diameter, had been hung up against the wall of the pit, at the head of the stone coffin. The shield itself had
completely disajjpeared
\\'ith
the exception of a
;
few shreads
ornaments
left
it
was
doubtless
made
round black stain the white chalk wall of the pit. But in the earth were on found, still in situ, the large gilt umbo of the shield and a
a large
wood
.Oj
m\
\
j.
Plate XI
^I^M
til
tiM^,.
J ir
II
-11
iiij
U-l
>J
i-i:
]4:>
ijii
rii..lMl*|.i-'
H.'piImn.I.
f:n
On emptying
further discovered
29
were
on the South side an iron hatchet and ten small iron javelin heads; right against the sarcophagus a long wooden spear of which only the metal portions have escaped destruction the spear head, a ring-shaped swivel
:
(n. 143), a
rectangular plaque
(n.
144)
and a long
(n.
145)
itself
had been
rifled
and
it
small
silver
dagger?) and two small buckles with their ferrets. The three
last-named objects
at Saint-Quentin.
now
ascribed to the
tomb of Vermand which is generally second half of the fourth century A. D., cf. J. Pilloy and A. Jumel, Le tombeau militaire de Vermand, in Bulletin archdologique du Comiti des travaux historiques,
the military
1887,
On
pp.
sepultures
38-52,
dans
I'Aisne,
vol.
II,
Saint-Quentin, 1895,
plate;
pp.
plate),
with a
coloured lithographic
Bou
The objects figured on plates X-XI were merly in the collection of Monsieur Jumel at Amiens.
N.-B.
141.
for-
Umbo
of
a shield.
Pilloy
and Bou-
The
total height
ornamented with three pastes, imitating chalcedony and alternated with three groups of three conicalheaded
silver nails fixing the
still
umbo
to the shield.
These
nails are
in
that the
30
to the
is
now
Museum
at
Peronne (Boulanger, Mobilier fumiraire, p. xxv); of. Lindenschmit, Handhuch der deutschen Alterthumskunde,
I,
pp. 243-244.
142.
ham-
mered on A long flat bar (0',364) pierced at each ends with a hole for a nail and divided into three parts by two oval ornaments, each of which is also studded
with three nails.
The central portion forms the handle proper. Its length (12 centimetres) proves it to have been grasped
with one hand only.
gilt.
(Height 0^,030;
It is
diameter
not a perfect
one of the sides being squared out so as to leave a narrow slit betwen the wood of the spear and the swivel. This square portion is pierced with a hole
cylinder,
for a nail.
The object, not discovered by previous seems to have been to attach to the spear observers, a leather thong, the other end of which was nailed The decoration of the swivel is most remarkable. The borders and background are gilt all over. The parts in which the silver has retained its colour are
niello,
forming a rectangular
the centre of this frame has been chiselled out and shows silver scrolls standing out on a gilt background. The same highly effective technique is to be
frame
144.
Gilt silver.
31
(Length 0,094
breadth 0",016).
long
narrow rectangular plaque with bevelled edges, pierced with three holes for nails and which doubtless was used to attach to the spear the lower end of the thong
referred to above. Similar technique with silver scrolls
on
a gilt
background.
long ornait
was
fretted
on
to the
known
geometrical figure
two superposed
equilateral triangles
and
known
14G.
Gilt silver
(Length 0m,059).
buckle
is
and rosace, the background gilt, The loop of the decorated with a cock's head at each end and
From
Compare
now
in the
Museum
p.
at
XXV).
PLATE XII
147.
very curious
flat
openwork
shape of a dog attacking from behind a wild boar. The eyes are studded with gold, the bodies
inlaid
with
tiny
circular
pieces
of
red
and blue
paste.
Gallo-Roman workmanship.
148.
Bronze
(Length O^jOSS).
second
fibula,
similar in
(Length
0">,106).
pair
of digitated
Were
formely
151.
places.
fibula to n. 140.
The companion
).
PIEIIPOJT
MORGAN COLLF.CnON
Plate XII
151
J^^^^,
r'lii>Uil\|'i''
[liMlli;uiil,
Paris-
1,
Plate XI II
ir)S
159
iriii
\'\
i.lMivni,
|:.-nl,;,M.I,
I'nr
PLATE
XIII
CHATELAINE-PLAQUES
One of the most curious features tombs in the North of France is the
bronze disks
of early
series
Carolingian
of
openwork
number
of female tombs.
MM.
Pilloy
sewn on
to
the waist-band
and supporting,
thongs or even by metal chains, the scissors, keys and other domestic implements the French lady of the day used to carry about with her.
cf.
XXVII.
154. Silvered
bronze
(Diameter 0",070).
semi-circular
Bronze (Diameter
0",070).
A
A
circular chatelaine-plaque
circular chatelaine-plaque
stamped
circles.
Traces
157.
Bronze (Diameter
O'=^,0o7).
A
A
circular chatelaine-plaque
umbo.
Bronze (Diameter
of similar shape.
0',062).
circular chatelaine-plaque
-34159.
Bronze (Diameter
laine-plaque
O^ijOSQ).
circular
openwork
is
cliate-
showing a
covered with
Bronze (Diameter
Qm, 062).
Bronze (Length
0"i,077).
An oblong openwork
trappings of a horse.
plaque
apertures.
Compare
fig. 12.
Boulanger,
Mobilier faniraire,
47,
|.
Plati- X1\'
Kio
l(i4
PLATE XIV
CHATELAINE-PLAQUES
The
plate
four
cliatelaine- plaques,
brought
together
on
XIV
man which
all
four of
them
bear. N.
(?)
1G2 has
still
attached
(?)
of the chain
to
were attached.
1G2.
An
openwork-chate-
horseman
to the
and bearing
hole.
at the top
an oblong
dots.
163.
The surface
at top.
The surface
cir-
165.
Gilt
circular, decorated
lines.
106.
breadth
ornaments in repousse. In the centre a large cross; right and left, rectangular ornaments in the upper corners large conventional leaves, at the top two small crosses and a wreath, at the bottom
at thin silver plate with
two palms.
Along the upper edge
Vat qui
is
VATQVIFEQIT
fecit.
The inscription
tely, is
36
but an
acclamation,
qui
fecit
good health to the maker or vivat qui fecit long maker . This plaque was discovered (27 June 1879) at Hermes (Oise) the Roman Ratumagus, in the excavations of the Abbe Hamard. It has been published by Renet, Mimoires de la Sociiti Acadimique de I'Oise, 1880, vol. XI, part. 1, p. 92 and plate VI, fig. 1 A. Bertrand and E. Le Blant, Revue des Sociitis Saoantes, 1882, Vir'^ series, vol. V, p. 431 A. Heron
live the
;
de
p.
Villefosse, Bulletin
epigraphique,
1882,
vol.
II,
132;
E.
d' inscriptions
ms. notes, Bibliotheque M. Prou, La Gaule mirovingienne (Paris, n. y., in-8), p. 92, fig. 59, from Le Blant; Seymour de Ricci, Revue archeologique [901,
chritiennes, p. 73, n. 51
his
de
I'Institut,
ms. 12265,
f.
16);
vol.
II,
G
u u z o 5
.'N-
PLATE XV
167.
A gold pendant
in the
Through
band.
For
p.
a similar
gold pyramidal
cf.
South of Russia,
XLV.
cf.
0m,033),
probably sewn
on
to
some
means
of
two small
It is
in the
shape of an
which
is set
of red paste.
169.
An
at
the top a
grey veined jasper through round bead passed a thick piece of gold wire a long pearshaped bead of rock-crystal at the bottom an elegant gold cross set with a garnet in the centre and with a
which
is
is
suspended by
flat
broad
flat
ring or hoop.
170.
circular
surrounded by nine
to n. 170.
172.
38
brooch
(Diameter 0,026)
nearly
gilt,
circular
in the
bronze
partly
two concentric circles in low relief between each of the branches. The four ends and the centre are set with
small circular pieces of red paste.
at Stuttgart,
10.
cf.
Linden-
pi.
XX,
fig.
173.
bronze fibula (Length 0^031), ends with a small circular piece of red paste. The body of the fibula is decorated with
small cruciform
gilt
relief.
Cf.
Boulanger,
Mobilier funeraire,
,
21,
fig.
23;
LVIII,
fig. 4.
174.
small
gilt
The eye
is
the
wings
visible.
For similar
p.
fibulae,
cf.
Boulanger,
pi.
21
p.
riere-Flavy,
III,
schmit, Handbuch,
175-176.
pi.
XXIIL
bird-shaped bronze fibulae
0"',039). The whole surface of which is covered by a thick gold plate on which are laid beaded ornaments in gold wire. The most important of these orna-
(Length
ments
with
is
apparently a large
fish.
Each brooch
still
is set
it
N. 175 has
attached to
a piece of
forms a
pair.
178.
39
bronze bird-shaped fibula (Lpngth O-^jOSS) of similar shape, with a rough geometrical decoration in
gilt
relief.
low
The eye
is set
paste. 179.
gilt
An
fig.
at
Lucy-Ribemont
p.
(Aisne)
71
cf.
LIV,
III,
also
industriels,
pi.
LXI.
bronze bird-shaped fibula similar to the above
O^OSO) but very roughly decorated. Eye set
180.
gilt
(Length
Two
gilt
bronze
flat
fibula
ot
184.
Gilt
bronze
(Cf.
flat
shape of
orna-
an S
with
geometrical
ments
in
low
relief.
Set witli
two
circular pieces of
red paste.
185.
An
of an
amphora
net, set in a
beaded rim.
flat
186.
gilt
bronze
fibula
(Length
0'",031) in
the shape
is a
The eye
round
187,
40
much
smaller
gilt
(Length
Cf.
who
Two
QiOjOdO) in the
symmetrical silvered bronze plaques (Length shape of very conventional birds, with
incised ornaments
for rivets.
Two
of
horse.
190.
191
Gilt
hexagonal wheel-sha-
studded in the centre with a piece of red paste and decorated round the edge with
six
ped openwork
stamped
circles.
W H <
o
U
J
v*
Cf )
.
V
J.
i^
1"?^
o O
h O
W
#Q
fnw
-.^-y
C^^O
^j'
,r^
i
o O O' Q ^'
if^^
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PLATE XVI
RINGS
192.
A
A A A
cabochon garnet.
with a large paste cabochon
193.
bronze
ring set
simulating a garnet.
194. 195.
silver ring set with a
silver
cabochon garnet.
both ends.
196
197.
198.
A
A
leit.
a sea-horse to the
left.
199.
ments and
bust to the
200.
carnelian intaglio
a youthful
A
A
bird to
the
201.
gilt
silver ring
and a round flat bezzle cloisonne Maltese cross in red and green
paste.
202.
A
A
A
(1)
intaglio
apparently
a centaur to the
203
and
set with
204.
plain
rectangular piece
of
onyx.
42
205.
An openwork
left,
filigree
decoration, set
to the
god reclining
field.
206.
A A
horse to the
207.
wreathed head
(of
Augustus?)
to the right.
gilt in parts,
208.
set with a
mock
the
left.
209.
sardonyx intaglio
god
palm branch.
gold-ring set with an carnelian intaglio
:
210.
An openwork
Perhaps a Renaissance imitation, taken from the reverse of a coin of Alexander the Great.
211.
wMte cameo
fowls.
Cupid
driving a chariot
212.
drawn by two
A A A
gilt
flat
piece of amethyst
213. 214.
cabochon of
blue paste.
215.
216.
217.
218.
43
A plain ring
A
in
219.
flat
laid-
on spirals
large
relief.
220.
the bezzle.
221.
222.
thin
two
snakes' heads.
223.
An
224.
225.
A
A
22G
silver
wire
227
in red paste.
228.
flat
circular bezzle
paste.
For a similar
pi. 2G, fig. 9.
ring,
cf.
44
229.
flat
230.
2 g G
o u
z <; a o
o
a
J.
Pll-KPC^XT
MORGAN
ClOLLl-CTION
Plaie
x\ni
23.1
236
rij.iii.hiiir B.iiiiiuu!
PLATE XVII
BELT-BUCRLES
232. Iron iLength 0",195).
and tongue is covered with silver niello work showing interlaced lines in black on silver or in silver on black; five bronze bosses
decorate the edges of the plate.
funeraire,
pi.
48; Bar-
XXX-XXXV.
A A
PLATE XVIIl
BELT-BUCKLES
235. Iron (Length O^^.U!).
belt-buckle similar to
size.
those
The surfive
which
is
is
studded by
metal
bosses (nail-heads)
belt-buckle, similar
in shape to the preceding ones and also studded with The hoop, tongue and plate are five bronze bosses.
pi. 42-44.
PLATE XIX
HAIRPINS
The fourteen hairpins reproduced on
cases, under the skull. They
plate
XIX
eja well
in the hair
head
in the
shape of a
ornament.
238.
gold or
gilt
ornament of great beauty a garnet set in and surrounded by six circular ornaments, alternately red paste and gold bosses. The back consists of seven openwork rosettes in gold filigree.
a hexagonal
gold
filigree
239.
tion
rated pattern.
240.
A
of
thick
O^jHe) with
hollow
spherical gold
number
pi.
round holes in
rows.
Mobiliei^
Compare
fig.
Boulanger,
fun^raire,
39,
7.
241.
toilet
172), probably also used as a implement with a thicker square portion towards the middle, the upper 'end being flattened ont in the shape of a spatula.
gilt
O-i^
hairpin (Length
Compare
Boulanger,
Mobilier
funiraire,
pi.
fig.
39
11.
III, pi.
LXIV,
I.
Plate XIX
4
''
250
249
247
24X
237
2411
Phol'.tyiii.-
l!ri-l)iiHiiJ,
Paris
242.
47
This
is a skilful imitation,
made abont
to
188G,
by
found
at
M.
Pilloy. It
has
been added
series of the skill
complete the
Vermand of modern
imitators.
243.
of
same shape as
n.
241
but
decorated
with
relief.
silver hairpin
but
with the centre cased in gold with with niello work on the ken into three pieces.
245.
little
bands and
Bro-
knob
in the middle.
Bronze with
0",
gilt
portions.
159).
246.
itself
247.
gilt
and
243-24-5.
248.
A silver hairpin
shape of a little spherical ^ase on a cylindrical stand. The head terminates below with a blue paste bead. Same workmanship as n. 246.
48
249.
A
A
a
head
250.
openwork
filigree.
human head in gold crowned with a laurel wreath in gold filigree. Round the top are pendant leaves also in filigree and a long gold beaded wire is wound a number of times round the pin. Roman workmanship.
j.
PlliRPOXT
MORGAX COLLKCTION
Plate
XX
I'lmlHH,,!..
B.^r-llKuiil,
P;il
PLATE XX
251
end of the shoe and with a twisted bow partly decorated with alternating disks and beads. This a
at the
La
Civilisation primitive
en Italie,
252.
I,
pi.
XIV,
fig.
198.
Roman workmanship.
253.
gilt silver
bladethe back of which, on both sides, bears an incised serrated pattern (zigzag and beads). The handle is in the shape of a hand emerging from a bud
shape of a
a
slit,
head on a lion's foot. Partly covered niello. The top of the handle shows
implement may have been a knife at one end and a spoon at the other. Roman workmanship.
flat
255.
spoon (Length
I,
0m,l.55)
pi.
XXV.
closing with a
257.
hook and
loop.
A massive
gilt silver
made
50
258.
A
of
made
of three twisstrips
two long
of the bracelet.
259
body
of plain gold
260.
silver bracelet
With
still
working
PARIS.
IMPRIMERIE DE L'ART
RUE DE LA VICTOIRE