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Offline Mayadigger

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Small silver ducks...
« on: August 26, 2014, 06:42:15 pm »
Ave!

AR, each at ca. 22mm

Are these two silver birds from brooches? As seen in the photo, there is no pin attachment. Soldered?

Help!

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Kevin
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Re: Small silver ducks...
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2014, 05:58:01 am »
I don't think so.  I would guess they were decoration for something else.  Soldered to the rim of a vessel perhaps.

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Re: Small silver ducks...
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2014, 08:44:29 am »
Ave!

AR, each at ca. 22mm

Are these two silver birds from brooches? As seen in the photo, there is no pin attachment. Soldered?

Help!

Thanks,

Kevin

Hi Kevin

 Nice examples.. :)+++

You can see mine:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-102038

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-102039

best regards
 Q.
p.s.
I'm also hesitate to tell which was the real origin of this..
Maybe  Shawn are right they were some decoration..
but I saw earliar some fibula which have some decoration like this...
soon I will post some picture for this..:)

All the best
 Q.

All the Best :), Joe
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Re: Small silver ducks...
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2014, 02:17:57 pm »
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soon I will post some picture for this...

Please do!

Kevin
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