Gothic Silver-Gilt Fragmentary Brooch Pair

LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 - 6 1/4 in. (210 grams total, 2.1-16 cm).

Each comprising a thin D-shaped headplate with spring to the reverse and gilt animal-head finials to the lugs; deep carinated C-section bow, with beaded wire collar to each end and gilt radiating petals; coffin-shaped foot with catchplate to the reverse; partly damaged and incomplete. [10, No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.8.1, I.8.4, for type.

Footnotes

The gilt decorations at each end of the bow are an unusual feature. Brooches of this time were found in the East Germanic territory of Kertch in the Crimea (formerly Ukraine).

CONDITION

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