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LOT 1850
Medieval Bronze Book Clasp with Decorated Initial
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (39.6 grams, 76 mm).
Hollow-formed rectangular strap-end with lozengiform block and pierced lug; reserved 'I' on a hatched field with scrolls and other ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching in Devon and Somerset, UK.
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Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12300-221678.
The Nasrid Dynasty was an Arab Emirate which ruled the territory of Granada from 1232 to 1492 A.D. At its demise, it was the last Muslim dynasty remaining in the Iberian Peninsula.
