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LOT 1006
Byzantine Decorated Bronze Buckle
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (26.5 grams, 41 mm).
Kidney-shaped in plan with segmented loop, curved tongue with rectangular shield, incised zigzag and pseudo-script.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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