MEROVINGIAN GILDED SILVER BOW BROOCH WITH GARNET. Ca. AD 600. A gilded silver bow brooch with a flaring headplate embellished with red and green inlays set within a raised border. Three rounded knobs extend from the headplate, each inset with a circular red inlay. A raised and curved bow with a central ridge connects the headplate to the footplate with an almond-shaped garnet set within a raised border and framed by additional ridges. It terminates in a trefoil finial set with circular garnet inlays. Size: 60.3mm x 28.7mm; Weight: 10.50g Provenance: Private Dutch collection, acquired on the Dutch art market in 2017; Ex. old Private UK collection.