The industrial arts of Scandinavia in the pagan time (1883)
Hildebrand, Hans, 1842-1913 · [London] Pub. for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman & Hall · leaf 126
Fig. 96.—Bracelet of silver. Sweden. Another class of silver ornaments is shown in Fig. 97, a circularbrooch, the rim of which is formed of two twisted wires, andhaving at the centre a pattern originally representing four animalswith triangular heads and bent bodies. Heads and bodies havenow been… … Fig. 97.—Circular brooch, silver. Sweden. forming loops in combination with the ring which unites theheads. The origin of the pattern is one thing, its presentstate another, and regarding exclusively the latter, we must allowthat it possesses a great deal of gracefulness. The interstices I 12…
Decorative arts · Art metal-work
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