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LOT 1174
Byzantine Bronze Horse Brooch with Ring-and-Dot Ornament
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14.08 grams, 38 mm).
Bow brooch formed as a standing horse with one foreleg raised, the hind legs forming the pin-lug and the groundline between the forelegs forming the catch, punched ring-and-dot decoration on the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 1174
Byzantine Bronze Horse Brooch with Ring-and-Dot Ornament
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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