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LOT 0280
Merovingian Gold Pendant with Cabochon Garnet
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.94 grams, 20 mm).
Foil disc with central cell surrounded by a beaded filigree collar, ropework filigree rim and granule clusters to the tondo; cell with inset garnet cabochon; broad ribbed loop with hollow-formed granule stud at the junction.
ProvenanceFrom a European collection, 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman
Cf. Burollet, T. (ed.), Les Francs: Précurseurs de l'Europe, Paris, 1997, fig.116 (12), fig.162.
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LOT 0280
Merovingian Gold Pendant with Cabochon Garnet
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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