OSTROGOTHIC SILVER-GILT AND GARNET RADIATE BROOCH
Ca. AD 475 - 525 . A silver-gilt radiate brooch with a semicircular headplate surmounted by five projecting knobs, each set with a garnet cabochon. The arched bow is decorated with an incised interlace band and joins an elongated lozenge-shaped footplate filled with spiral ornament. Circular garnet settings and projecting lobes border the footplate, which terminates in a collared finial. A pin and catchplate are attached to the reverse. For similar see: M. Aimone, The Viwern Collection, Byzantine and Migration Period, Jewelry and Metalworks, Cat. 71 I-J Size: 160mm x 75mm; Weight: 78g Provenance: Private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; formerly with Allison Barker, 1990s–2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
[ translate ]Ca. AD 475 - 525 . A silver-gilt radiate brooch with a semicircular headplate surmounted by five projecting knobs, each set with a garnet cabochon. The arched bow is decorated with an incised interlace band and joins an elongated lozenge-shaped footplate filled with spiral ornament. Circular garnet settings and projecting lobes border the footplate, which terminates in a collared finial. A pin and catchplate are attached to the reverse. For similar see: M. Aimone, The Viwern Collection, Byzantine and Migration Period, Jewelry and Metalworks, Cat. 71 I-J Size: 160mm x 75mm; Weight: 78g Provenance: Private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; formerly with Allison Barker, 1990s–2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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