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LOT 1760
Gothic Bronze Buckle Plate Mount with Eagles
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (21.9 grams, 41 mm).
Rectangular body with linear borders, upper edge with two opposing eagle-heads.
Provenance
From continental Europe.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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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