Visigoth jewelled weaponry

[Robert Vermaat]

Very nice-looking Olive!

[Iagoba]

Have you seen the cataloge of the "Hispania gothorum" exhibition at Toledo last year?

[Theodosius the Great]

Excellent work, Lucius :o

Will you be making fibulae like these ?


The closest thing I could find online was this broochfrom Raymond's Quiet Press.

I'm starting to develop an interest in Visigothic weapons and jewelry.

So, I'm going to recommend that Osprey publish a book called "The Visigoths : 376 AD to 711 AD" (Men-At-Arms series)


~Theo

[Olibrius]

Here last work, with garnet on a epee of the discoidal type

[brennivs - tony drake]

WoW very nice hilt lovely D D
Regards Brennivs

[Marcus Mummius]

Very nice work, Cezar, and you too, Olibrius.

@Cezar: did you make the cells with acid etching? If so, what acid and what concetration do you use?

Vale,

[Olibrius]

Thanks! :wink:

Hello,
to answer quickly, Brennivs, sword with pommel discoidal.
Type of sword of tradition Sarmato bosporitan beginning 5th century

For show completely:
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4280/e ... ierav4.jpg


Show of pommel with 6 garnets.
I used wax bee to stick the gemses.

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Jef,

The first picture is made with etching. Usually i use chlorure of iron; it's less dangerous as acids like nitric, clroridric, etc... The bit is less quick, too.

The other one is made superposing two plates of the same material soldered, the upper one with the drawing cut with the jeweller's saw.

Ejemm... Off topic...What about some pictures of Hedderheim helmet?

Olibrius,

I have seen your sword in the french forum. C'est superbe! A lot more of work, because you cut the garnets! What kind of saw you use?

[Olibrius]

Thanks Lucius,

I use diamonds little discs to cut garnets.

[brennivs - tony drake]

Thanks for the photo of your sword excellent piece of work D D
Regards Brennivs