FRANKISH GOLD AND GARNET CLOISON STRAP END Circa 5th-7th century AD. A gold strap end or tag formed as a bull-head from a triangular cloison with inset garnet below a panel with two pierced circular holes and flanked by crescentic extensions; one attachment pin still in place. Gold and garnet, 1.88 grams, 22.74 mm. Extremely fine condition. Provenance From an old English collection. Literature Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period: Europe Without Borders. Footnotes The figure of the bull was closely associated with Frankish royalty, who traced their line back to Merowech, the offspring of the union between his human mother and a bull-headed sea-monster.
FRANKISH GOLD AND GARNET CLOISON STRAP END Circa 5th-7th century AD. A gold strap end or tag formed as a bull-head from a triangular cloison with inset garnet below a panel with two pierced circular holes and flanked by crescentic extensions; one attachment pin still in place. Gold and garnet, 1.88 grams, 22.74 mm. Extremely fine condition. Provenance From an old English collection. Literature Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period: Europe Without Borders. Footnotes The figure of the bull was closely associated with Frankish royalty, who traced their line back to Merowech, the offspring of the union between his human mother and a bull-headed sea-monster.
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