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LOT 0300
Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
FRANKISH BRONZE BUCKLE WITH FACE AND GLOBULAR RIVETS
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 x 4 in. (105 grams total, 12 x 10 cm).
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 x 4 in. (105 grams total, 12 x 10 cm).
The roughly D-shaped body engraved with a three-armed geometric motif, a dome between each arm, the articulate tongue with headplate engraved with a stylised hooded face or ithyphallic motif(?), oval buckle engraved with clusters of vertical lines; three pierced attachment lugs to reverse.
PROVENANCE:
with Paris Hôtel Drouot, 12 July 2005, lot 152.
Private collection, Europe.
LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 17.191.223, for similar.
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AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
