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LOT 1874
Dark Age Bird-Headed Strap End
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (30 grams, 71 mm).
Comprising a flat-section body with incised annulets and zig zag motifs, bird-shaped openwork finial with hooked beak and large eye set with a red stone cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Midlands, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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