A PAIR OF GOLD FILIGREE HAIRPINS, 10TH-13TH CENTURY OR LATER
A PAIR OF GOLD FILIGREE HAIRPINS
10TH-13TH CENTURY OR LATER
The ornate head of each double-pronged hairpin is comprised of a very fine sheet of delicate latticework decorated with a small bird with a leafy spray in its beak below a scrolling meander, all outlined in fine twisted wire and enclosed within a geometric border.
Each 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long; weight 35.8 and 34.3 g
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A PAIR OF GOLD FILIGREE HAIRPINS
10TH-13TH CENTURY OR LATER
The ornate head of each double-pronged hairpin is comprised of a very fine sheet of delicate latticework decorated with a small bird with a leafy spray in its beak below a scrolling meander, all outlined in fine twisted wire and enclosed within a geometric border.
Each 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long; weight 35.8 and 34.3 g
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