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LOT 1014
Byzantine Bronze Belt Plate Group with Lions
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (15.3 grams total, 34-40 mm).
Each trapezoidal in plan with a low-relief advancing lion to the obverse. [2, 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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