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LOT 1105
Byzantine Decorated Bronze Buckle
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (27.4 grams, 56 mm).
Openwork integral plate with hatched decoration and a kidney-shaped loop, two pierced lugs on the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 1105
Byzantine Decorated Bronze Buckle
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Decoration Set
8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Comprising: a large octofoil harness frontal plate with beaded rim and granulation; studs with quatrefoil plates; bell-shaped dangles. 556 grams total, 11-92 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12687-234699.
The military technology of Byzantium and Khazar Kingdom were interconnected in the 8th-10th centuries A.D. Many military items, like horse harnesses, were produced in both countries and object of interchange between the two military cultures. -
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate with Saint
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An enkolpion plate with hinge-loops, nimbate robed figure at the centre in orans pose. 16.5 grams, 68 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Gryphon
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a rectangular-section hoop and a raised rectangular bezel with a stylised gryphon. 3.05 grams, 22.01 mm overall, 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
