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Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
LATER 5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (51.9 grams, 13.3 cm).
Comprising: D-shaped headplate with five radiating beast-head knops to the rim and running scroll to the plate, shallow ribbed bow, pentagonal footplate with lattice detailing and beast-head finial, lateral cells to accept inlay; to the reverse pin-lugs and pierced lug in place. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.8.7, for type.
FOOTNOTES:
The lack of a full catchplate to the reverse of the brooch suggests that it was intended to be sewn permanently to the garment on which it was worn and not to be detached.
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