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LOT 0323
Merovingian Silver-Gilt Beast Brooch
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (8.71 grams, 31 mm).
Modelled in high-relief with billetted panels to the flank, bosses to the shoulder, hip and eye; pin-lug and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Heeren, S. & van der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de Lage Landen. Beschrijving, Analyse en Interpretatie van een Archeologische Vondstcategorie, Amersfoort, 2017, item 83k, for type.
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