VISIGOTHIC BRONZE RADIATE HEADED BOW BROOCH

Ca. AD 400 - 700 A Visigothic bronze-cast, bow-shaped fibula with a hemispherical sun-shaped face. The surface is embellished with low-relief scrolling shapes and stamped circles. The back has three ridges to reinforce the bronze, which contains part of the coiled spring and catch that would have secured a pin to fasten the fibula. This fibula was created during a period of immense social unrest when it was wise to wear your treasures on your person and to demonstrate status. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 47.100.20.
Size: 175mm x 80mm; Weight: 85g
Provenance: Property of London gallery, acquired on the Austrian art market. Accompanied by Austrian Export licence.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600