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LOT 0513
Etruscan Tinned Bronze Armoured Belt Hook
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
4 5/8 in. (26 grams, 11.7 cm).
Composed of a scalloped foliate plate and tapering neck, displaying geometric and foliate detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Private collection of a London antiquarian.
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