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LOT 0930
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Section
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (20.18 grams, 58 mm).
Tongue-shaped buckle plate formed as two separate panels, the lower with a knop finial, hinge knuckles and lugs to the underside, the upper with openwork design of an ibex among reeds within a hatched border.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
A layer of coloured fabric would be trapped between the panels so that the figural design was foregrounded against the plate.
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LOT 0930
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Section
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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