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Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (35 grams total, 74 mm each).
Matched pair, each comprising a rectangular headplate with raised rim and low-relief scroll detailing; shallow bow with thick median rib and lateral ribbing; openwork bird-head lappets with punched ring detailing; lozengiform footplate with low-relief looped tendril motif, inset cabochon garnets; beast-head finial; pin-lug and catch to reverse. [2]
PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item VII.17.38, for type.
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