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LOT 1032

Byzantine Bronze Belt with Openwork Crosses

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

27 1/2 in. (216 grams, 69.3 cm).

Formed from nine openwork bronze discs, each with a central cross botonny and incised ring-and-dot motifs, with connecting rings and separate loops; tongue-shaped strap end with riveted rear plate; round-section buckle loop with tongue curved over the forward edge. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market before 1995.
From a Russian art collector, London, UK.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, p.427, for similar buckle; Heynoswki, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Gürtel, Munich, 2017, for discussion.

CONDITION

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LOT 1032

Byzantine Bronze Belt with Openwork Crosses

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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