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LOT 0974
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Group
7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (23.5 grams total, 39-41 mm).
Each with articulating tongue: one cruciform showing the five wounds of Christ in ring-and-dot form, two pierced lugs to reverse, with old collector's ticket attached; piriform buckle with waisted finial, two attachment lugs to reverse. [2]
ProvenanceEx Richard Hattatt collection.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 440, for type.
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LOT 0974
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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