A Merovingian miniature silver wine sieve, 5th - 6th
Miniature silver wine sieve, probably worn as an amulet, with which spices were filtered out while being poured into the drinking container. Length 3.4 cm. Attractive, excellently preserved amulet of the Migration Period made of precious metal.
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection, acquired from the stocks of an Austrian art dealer in the 1990s.
Condition:II
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Miniature silver wine sieve, probably worn as an amulet, with which spices were filtered out while being poured into the drinking container. Length 3.4 cm. Attractive, excellently preserved amulet of the Migration Period made of precious metal.
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection, acquired from the stocks of an Austrian art dealer in the 1990s.
Condition:II
