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LOT 1664
Frankish Silver-Gilt Bow Brooch with Beast Heads
EARLY 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (28 grams, 80 mm).
Rectangular headplate with 'ear' to each corner and rectangular pseudo-cell in centre, ribbed bow, lobed footplate with beast-head lappets at the shoulder, scrolled design flanking the median rib, lobed side finials either side; remains of pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, item VII.10.13.
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