Merovingian Frankish Bird Silver Gilt Brooch, c.
Merovingian Frankish Bird Silver Gilt Brooch, c. 5th-6th Century A.D.
Silver-gilt s-shaped plate brooch with bird-head at each end, the central motif a square and two horn shaped engravings forming the birdsÕ necks, both gilt, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse.
Cf. similar brooches from the Frankish cemetery at Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy, deptn Aisne, France.
Size:2.7 cm L - 1 1/16 inches
Material:Silver
Culture:Merovingian, c. 5th-6th Century A.D.
Provenance: from an important West England collection acquired in the 1980s.
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Condition Report: Intact, pin missing.
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Merovingian Frankish Bird Silver Gilt Brooch, c. 5th-6th Century A.D.
Silver-gilt s-shaped plate brooch with bird-head at each end, the central motif a square and two horn shaped engravings forming the birdsÕ necks, both gilt, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse.
Cf. similar brooches from the Frankish cemetery at Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy, deptn Aisne, France.
Size:2.7 cm L - 1 1/16 inches
Material:Silver
Culture:Merovingian, c. 5th-6th Century A.D.
Provenance: from an important West England collection acquired in the 1980s.
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Comes with a Certificate of AuthenticityComes also with ART LOSS REGISTER Certificate
Condition Report: Intact, pin missing.
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