08-14-2010, 03:51 AM
The construction appears as modified spangen. Instead of using bands, the maker simply overlapped the bowl pieces. The "jigsaw" might be from the blow of a weapon. Notice no rivets. It was welded. 
hock:
My guess-- judging from the oval jewels and their size-- would be Gothic, Alanic, Hunnic, or even Avar, all of whom fashioned within the Black Sea style.
hock: My guess-- judging from the oval jewels and their size-- would be Gothic, Alanic, Hunnic, or even Avar, all of whom fashioned within the Black Sea style.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
