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LOT 1791
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
CIRCA 14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 in. (414 grams total, 12-57 mm).
Mixed group of buckles and buckle-plates including D-shaped, double-loop, trapezoidal and other types. [102, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
LiteratureSee Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, for discussion of earlier types.
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