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LOT 0304
Migration Period Gold Cosmetic Set with Garnets
EARLY 5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (23.11 grams, 11.4 cm).
Comprising a beaded wire suspension loop with two attachments: long-handled spoon with small bowl; rectangular-section pick with hooked end; each with a teardrop-shaped panel with beaded wire rim to each face, the outer ones each with an inset garnet cloison, the rear ones set with a glass cabochon.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12913-244535.
Literature
See Wieczorek, A. and Perin, P., Das Gold der Barbarenfursten, Damstadt, 2001, p.112, no.2.5.4.1.
Footnotes
A similar implement, silver and gold-plated, was found in the grave of a small child in Untersiebenbrunn, in Lower Austria. These are precious items that belong to the polychrome style of the 5th century Roman jewellery adopted by so-called ‘barbarians’.
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LOT 0304
Migration Period Gold Cosmetic Set with Garnets
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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