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LOT 1015
Byzantine Bronze Belt End with Saint
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (10.1 grams, 39 mm).
Bifacial tongue-shaped plate with slot to rear edge; openwork figure of a nimbate figure with a frond to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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