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LOT 1190
Gothic Silver Filigree Bow Brooch
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3 1/4 in. (69.2 grams, 84 mm).
A silver bow brooch comprising a D-shaped headplate with concentric granulated bands, three-row spring with granulated knops, shallow bow with D-shaped ledges and granule detailing, tongue-shaped footplate with applied filigree scroll and ropework borders; catchplate to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Old European collection.
Ex property of a European collector.
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.99(13).
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