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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.

CONDITION

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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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