6th century A.D. A substantial gold mount or fitting for a shield, belt or bridleprising a median domed panel with central green glass cabochon, four pelta-shaped radiating-arm cells with inset garnets, three now absent; to each end a fish-tail with inset garnet cloisons; six fixing pins to the mounting plate with beaded border. See Arrhenius, B., Merovingian Garnet Jewellery, Stockholm, 1985, for discussion; and for a similar corpus, see Wieczorek, A. and Perin, P., Das Gold der Barbarenfursten, Damstadt, 2001. 12.47 grams, 47 mm wide (1 7/8 in."). Acquired by Mr L. Grenacs of Belgium in 1975. Acquired London, UK, 1999. Property of a central London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate no.11136-188112.Condition Report: Fine condition.