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LOT 1199
Migration Period Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch Group
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (23 grams total, 58-59 mm).
Comprising two bow brooches: one with D-shaped headplate and seven bulbs cast in the half-round, shallow bow, lozengiform footplate with lappets, bulbous finial, pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse; one tinned with D-shaped headplate and five bulbs cast in the half-round, flat bow, scrolled footplate, two pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex David Winter collection, Kent, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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