Byzantine Bronze Buckle with Decorative Plate

6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 in. (31 grams, 82 mm).

Buckle plate tongue-shaped with stylised birds motif within a segmented border and zoomorphic detailing; loops to the broad end and knop finial to the rounded end; kidney-shaped loop and tongue with thickened outer end; attachment lugs beneath.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 445, for type.

CONDITION

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