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LOT 0801
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Plate with Man and Beast
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (16.01 grams, 35 mm).
Heater-shaped with attachment lugs to the reverse; high-relief figural design, possibly 'Daniel in the Lion's Den'.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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