Description
THREE MEROVINGIAN INLAID DISC BROOCHES
Ca. AD 500 - 700. A collection of three Merovingian inlaid disc brooches, composed of an outer border of stepped cells filled with shaped garnets. The central circular cells are decorated with geometric motif. The back plate is decorated with a gold sheet. One of the central cells is missing. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 19875, Antiquities, Lot. 79. Size: 18-20mm x 18-20mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Binoche' Paris, 30 May, 2012, lot 261. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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