A PAIR OF FRANKISH SILVER GILT DIGITATED FIBULAE, each with radiate semi-circular head with five projections, the bow with diamond-shaped plate terminating in a stylized animal's head, decorated with niello scrolls and swirls, traces of iron pin attachment behind, one repaired, 6th Century A.D.
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A PAIR OF FRANKISH SILVER GILT DIGITATED FIBULAE, each with radiate semi-circular head with five projections, the bow with diamond-shaped plate terminating in a stylized animal's head, decorated with niello scrolls and swirls, traces of iron pin attachment behind, one repaired, 6th Century A.D.
5in. (12.5cm.) long max. (2)
Lot Essay
Cf. Exhibition catalogue, Germanen Hunnen und Awaren, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, 1987, pp. 206-212, pls. 22-28