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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]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item IX.6.9, for type.
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