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LOT 0197

Byzantine Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Decoration Set

8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (236 grams total, 0.6-10.9 cm).

Group of tongue-shaped harness plates, rosette and other studs and three-armed distributors.

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.12689-234700.
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.

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LOT 0197

Byzantine Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Decoration Set

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,990

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