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LOT 1733
Medieval Bronze Buckle Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 2 in. (32 grams total, 28-51 mm).
Of various types, including examples retaining rivets and articulate tongues, with decorative designs including foliage, openwork geometric forms and pierced quatrefoils; one example with textile within the buckle plate; a fragmentary buckle head with enigmatic incised inscription. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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