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LOT 0972
Byzantine Belt Mount with Lion Combat Scene
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (18.5 grams, 47 mm).
Belt buckle plate with loops, lateral spurs and knop finial; low-relief scene of a man grappling with a beast in a landscape with tree and flowers; mounting lugs to the reverse; old collector's envelop with handwritten text 'sceau / Carthage / combat Homme et Lion / [..] Jardin' (seal / Carthage / fight between man and lion / [..] garden). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in Carthage.
From a 19th century collection based on the handwritten package.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Accompanied by an old hand written collector's envelope.
Literature
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 471, for type.
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