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LOT 0195

Estimate
GBP (£) 4,000 - 6,000
EUR (€) 4,630 - 6,940
USD ($) 5,360 - 8,040

BYZANTINE GILT BRONZE HORSE HARNESS DECORATION SET
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3 5/8 in. (556 grams total, 11-92 mm).

Comprising: a large octofoil harness frontal plate with beaded rim and granulation; studs with quatrefoil plates; bell-shaped dangles.

PROVENANCE:
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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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