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LOT 1442
Merovingian Bronze Eagle Brooch
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (4.5 grams, 33 mm).
Bird in profile facing right with highly stylised ribbed chevron detailing; remains of pin-lug and catchplate to reverse.
Provenance
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
Literature
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.156 (4,5).
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