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LOT 1166
Byzantine Bronze Strap End with Beast Facing Back
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.6 grams, 41 mm).
Tongue-shaped plate with a slender animal facing back, possibly depicting a ferret, pellets on the background. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for the type Schulze-Dörrlamm, M., Byzantinische Gürtelschnallen und Gürtelbeschläge im Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum: Teil II Mainz, 2009 (Kataloge Vor- und Frühgeschichtlicher Altertümer, Band 30, 2), pp.149ss. and fig.339ff. Eastern Roman buckle type F5.
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LOT 1166
Byzantine Bronze Strap End with Beast Facing Back
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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