Visigothic Large Radiate-Headed Bow Brooch
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Late 5th-6th century AD. A very large silvered bronze bow brooch with D-shaped headplate, deep C-section bow, long tongue-shaped footplate; pins for attachment of appliqués to the lateral edges of the headplate and both ends of the bow; pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse with longitudinal spine and remains of the ferrous pin. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item IX.6.9. 85 grams, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Fine condition.
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Visigothic Large Radiate-Headed Bow Brooch
Estimate £100 - £140
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