The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 2677:
Visigothic Radiate-Headed Brooch Pair
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Start price:
£
250
Estimated price :
$250 - $350
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Visigothic Radiate-Headed Brooch Pair
5th-6th century AD
A matched pair of radiate-headed brooches; each a D-shaped headplate with five lobed extensions, formed as a short neck, ribbed collar and rounded finial; plate decorated with billetted border enclosing a panel of cross-hatching; shallow bow with medial band and lateral billetted borders; trapezoidal footplate with medial billetted band flanked by zones of triangular punchwork and transverse band to the end; spring lug and catchplate to the reverse, with ferrous concretion from the iron pin. 55 grams total, 88mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition. [2]
Provenance
From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market.
Literature
See Smith, R.A. British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, Trustees of the British Museum, 1923 p.143; Reynal, R. La Vida a Egara durant el segle VI - Els Visigots a Catalunya, Barcelona, 1993.
