VISIGOTHIC BRONZE BOW BROOCH Circa 6th-7th century AD. A cast bronze bow brooch with trapezoidal headplate, carinated bow and narrow footplate; the headplate decorated with punched triangle designs, ring-and-dot motifs, opposed bird-heads on the outer edges and discoid terminal; the footplate similarly decorated but with additional crescent punchmarks; the catchplate and pin-lug substantially present on the reverse. Bronze, 48 grams, 12 cm. Very fine condition, minor repair to the bow. Provenance From the private collection of D. Ward, London. Literature See Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period: Europe Without Borders.
VISIGOTHIC BRONZE BOW BROOCH Circa 6th-7th century AD. A cast bronze bow brooch with trapezoidal headplate, carinated bow and narrow footplate; the headplate decorated with punched triangle designs, ring-and-dot motifs, opposed bird-heads on the outer edges and discoid terminal; the footplate similarly decorated but with additional crescent punchmarks; the catchplate and pin-lug substantially present on the reverse. Bronze, 48 grams, 12 cm. Very fine condition, minor repair to the bow. Provenance From the private collection of D. Ward, London. Literature See Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period: Europe Without Borders.
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