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Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount
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LOT 0550

Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount

5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3 3/8 in. (149 grams total, 86 mm wide including stand).

With domed plaque and ribbed hook; the plaque formed as the pinions and folded wings of a bird of prey, the ribbed neck extending to a dog's head with ears folded back, hook protruding from the mouth; palmette decoration to finial; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

English private collection.
with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013.
Private collection, London.

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LOT 0550

Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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