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LOT 1132
Byzantine Silver Strap End Group
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (9.76 grams total, 44 mm each).
Matching pair of strap ends with openwork decoration on the tongue-shaped body. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
From the property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1132
Byzantine Silver Strap End Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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