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LOT 0918
Byzantine Bronze Patrix Die for a Belt Mount
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (42.4 grams, 37 mm).
Comprising a quatrefoil modelled in high-relief with equal-armed cross to the centre, on a lozengiform base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Filled with lead and formed as the upper body of an empress wearing a pleated palla, her hair arranged in loose curls around the face, suspension loop to the head. 630 grams, 94 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired by the current owner in 1999. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00038155.
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