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LOT 1314
Frankish Silver-Gilt Radiate-Headed Brooch
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (13.3 grams, 64 mm).
Featuring a D-shaped headplate and knop finial, chip-carved detailing, deep bow and lozengiform footplate with beast-head finial; catch to the reverse and remains of ferrous pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Tejral, J., Morava na Sklonku Antiky, Prague, 1982, plate XXII, items 4-6; Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item VII.48.4.
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LOT 1314
Frankish Silver-Gilt Radiate-Headed Brooch
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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