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LOT 1299
Byzantine Bronze Plate with Combat Scene
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14.83 grams, 38.39 mm).
Tongue-shaped in plan with knop finial and three pierced lugs to the reverse; raised rim enclosing a scene with an advancing gladiator and a beast preparing to attack. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 445, for type.
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