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LOT 1453
Eastern Roman Tinned Bronze Composite Belt Mount
8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (27.9 grams, 93 mm).
Displaying openwork floriate decoration within a tongue-shaped frame; two pierced attachment lugs to the rear.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Daim, F., Die Awaren am Rand der Byzantinischen Welt (The Avars on the Border of the Byzantine World), Bad Vöslau, 2000, figs.1-2,37,112.
FootnotesThe belt is of composite type, decorated with scrollwork in Byzantine style. Many authors discuss the possibility that these belts were produced in the Eastern Roman capital or that they were made in the workshops of the Avar Khaganate, maybe with Roman matrices for producing sheet ornaments.
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LOT 1453
Eastern Roman Tinned Bronze Composite Belt Mount
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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From a UK private collection, before 1980; property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market; and ex Abelita family collection, 1980-2015. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Decorated Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring
10th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With a carinated profile to the hoop, incised horizontal ropework bands, triangular flange extension with geometric detailing. 7.90 grams, 34.83 mm overall, 22.91 x 22.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z +1, USA 12 3/4, Europe 29.99, Japan 28)
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Greek Bronze Arrowhead Group
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Each socketted with a side lug and raised midrib. 20.4 grams total, 43-48 mm
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