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LOT 1341
Medieval Bronze Belt End
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (18 grams, 54 mm).
Attachment plate a disc with ellipsoid void and incised linear detailing, triangular extension with chip-carved foliage ornament; separate riveted backplate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Fring, Norfolk.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an old handwritten identification packet.
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