Roman fibula, vervelle, zoomorphic medieval buckle,belt decorations,other relics.

[Aureus]

Hello again,

Here's the second part of my post from the European trip. Sorry for the few days delay and for the quality of the pics. I have to work with the pics I have taken before leaving Europe (my finds stayed there) and I realize some of them aren't as clear as I have expected.

My bucket lister find of the trip was this Roman fibula from 1st-2nd century A.D.
I really wasn't expecting to find one, especially on a such short trip. It's the tiniest fibula I have ever seen and other than the missing pin it is complete and in a great over all condition. It's a miracle that such a fragile piece survived intact.I'm not sure about the metal it was made of but might be some type of silver coated bronze.



I didn't have this one on my bucket list but if I knew those things existed it would sure be on one.
A Heraldic medieval vervelle (14th century) , it would tag the falcons its used in the hunt (correction : harness shield pendant) and would contain the heraldic coat of arms of its owner.
The surprising thing about this one is that the coat of arms that are found on it are those of the King of France. The medieval blue enamel and gold gilding on the 3 Fleurs de Lys (Valois Royal House) partially survived.


Super happy with this discovery!


An other amazing find was this gold guild Medieval zoomorphic buckle with foxes. I would guess 1200-1400's (sorry for the unclear pics, but it looks great)




Belt decorations from the same period .


Here's how it would look on a medieval belt.


An annular brooch from the same period.



Some beautiful medieval buckles.



And belt fasteners. Amazingly, they survived intact.



A belt tip and a few unknown items.



Few rings and brooches.



An other belt decoration. Much larger and silver plated. Has a beautiful hand engraved design.



A partial fibula (pin) (correction: Celtic 1st century fibula), a bronze needle or a pin, and a large bronze buckle (possibly Roman).



Again. Thanks for the comments. Will try to make the 3rd post in a few days.

 

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[diggummup]

Amazing. That's about all I can say. I'm speechless. I'm gonna go bury my head in the sand now.

 

[pepperj]

Ok that's it, I'm not going to eat while looking at your post up any longer. I just gorfed done my pie without tasting it.

What beautiful assortment of finds. Thinking of the coinage on top of these finds, simply wow.
The one item in the belt tip row looks familiar, clothing faster 17C.
The isomorphic buckle is a real beauty, the hanging pendent is awesome with all the intact enamel.
The buckles are show stoppers alone, congrats!

 

[pepperj]

The belt fasteners could very well be known as Medieval Strap Ends also.
The Medieval vervelle (12th-14th century) I was always lead to believe that they were Harness mounts/shield pendants. 12th-14th Century.

HarnessMountsanddecorations

 

[Aureus]

The belt fasteners could very well be known as Medieval Strap Ends also.
The Medieval vervelle (12th-14th century) I was always lead to believe that they were Harness mounts/shield pendants. 12th-14th Century.

HarnessMountsanddecorations

Yes. It could as well be a heraldic horse harness pendant. They were used for horses, dogs or falcons. This particular was ID'd as a falcon pendant but it could very well be the other two. Thanks for the comment. By looking again I just realised it's more from the 14th or even 15th century as the coat of arms is that of the house of Valois.

http://www.cruces-medallas.com/t11758-pinjantes-de-caballeria-medievales

 

[Aureus]

Amazing. That's about all I can say. I'm speechless. I'm gonna go bury my head in the sand now.

Thanks diggummup

 

[Aureus]

Ok that's it, I'm not going to eat while looking at your post up any longer. I just gorfed done my pie without tasting it.

What beautiful assortment of finds. Thinking of the coinage on top of these finds, simply wow.
The one item in the belt tip row looks familiar, clothing faster 17C.
The isomorphic buckle is a real beauty, the hanging pendent is awesome with all the intact enamel.
The buckles are show stoppers alone, congrats!

Thanks for the info and the comment.
Which one is the clothing fastener, the second item?

 

[Relicific]

The Vervelle is simply one of the coolest
things I’ve seen posted on TNet.
The zoomoohic buckle is stunning too.
Those are Banner finds.
Congrats

 

[Aureus]

The Vervelle is simply one of the coolest
things I’ve seen posted on TNet.
The zoomoohic buckle is stunning too.
Those are Banner finds.
Congrats

Thanks man. One of my best finds ever.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats and wow. We all appreciate the posts.

A falcon tag? I don’t know what to think of that. That’s an amazing piece of history.

 

[pepperj]

Thanks for the info and the comment.
Which one is the clothing fastener, the second item?

There's similar examples on this page link, I'd say the 19th row from the bottom is close.
Clothinganddressfasteners

 

[Aureus]

There's similar examples on this page link, I'd say the 19th row from the bottom is close.
Clothinganddressfasteners

Thanks ! I think it's a perfect match! Makes me wonder, found this bronze relic. After looking at those pics thinking if it could be an other fastener..?


I really didn't think much about it when I found it.

 

[Aureus]

Congrats and wow. We all appreciate the posts.

A falcon tag? I don’t know what to think of that. That’s an amazing piece of history.

Thank you Tom.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes. It could as well be a heraldic horse harness pendant. They were used for horses, dogs or falcons. This particular was ID'd as a falcon pendant but it could very well be the other two. Thanks for the comment. By looking again I just realised it's more from the 14th or even 15th century as the coat of arms is that of the house of Valois.

Pinjantes de caballeria medievales

It is a horse harness pendant of circa 14th C.

The bronze fibula was probably tinned to make it look silver.

Nice finds.

 

[CRUSADER]

''A partial fibula (pin)''

Its not the pin but a celtic fibula from 1st BC-1st C AD, called a La-tene type

 

[uglymailman]

Just amazing. If that falcon tag is from the King won't that make it a national treasure? Great job, good luck.

 

[Aureus]

It is a horse harness pendant of circa 14th C.

The bronze fibula was probably tinned to make it look silver.

Nice finds.

Thanks. Any opinion on the coat of arms? Would it match the Valois Royal house heraldic shield?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Simply amazing hunt!

 

[Aureus]

''A partial fibula (pin)''

Its not the pin but a celtic fibula from 1st BC-1st C AD, called a La-tene type

Thanks Cru for the ID. So are you saying it's a complete fibula?

 

[dirtlooter]

Wow again, totally amazed at what you have found and that they even survived this long. To me most everything that you guys find over there is Banner worthy. the needle find had to be a tough signal. the Falcon tag had to have been beautiful in it's original state, it looks awesome as it is. Now, out of ignorance, what exactly was a fibula?