Later wrongly refered to as "damasquinure" or "Silbertauschierung" by renaissance humanists who believed that this technique was not known in Europe before
   the Crusades (as reference to Damascus), the use of silver or brass wires inlaid on the surface of iron elements to create ornamentation requires
   high precision skills. It was also known to, and massively used by the Romans, on military and household artefacts.

   The ornamentation mirrors the style of moulded bronze elements of the same period.

   Material : Silver-wire on iron
   Origin : West Germany
   Provenance : Munich, Germany Antiquities Dealer
   Period : Merovingian, VI-VII th. century A.D.
   Dimensions : L. : 5 cm.

   Ref. : m-001

    Merowingische Artefakte mit Silbertauschierung

   Bibliography : Tauschierarbeiten der Merowingerzeit, Bestandskataloge Band 2, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 1994