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LOT 2072
Visigothic Radiate-Headed Bronze Bow Brooch
CIRCA LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (41 grams, 10.2 cm).
D-shaped headplate with lateral spurs and lobe above, D-section bow, tongue-shaped foot plate; ferrous remains of pin and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item IX.6.9, for type.
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