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LOT 0332
Merovingian Silver-Gilt Brooch Pair
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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