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LOT 1426
Alamannic Silver-Gilt Lozenge-Shaped Mount
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (8.74 grams, 61 mm).
With central cross-motif with scrolled arms; four pierced lugs to the perimeter, horned silver to verso; possibly re-gilded. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item VI.3.13, for similar motif.
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