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LOT 2299
Medieval Bronze Buckle with Engraved Lion on Plate within Cage
CIRCA 1200-1350 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (15.3 grams, 38 mm).
With a kidney-shaped loop; a rectangular plate with an engraved lion passant, a raised border with four raised cells with white enamel, and four triangular-section rods securing a central cell with white enamel.
ProvenanceFound Bedford, UK, on 10th November 2011.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BH-715066.
See Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, items 1132 and 1021.
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LOT 2299
Medieval Bronze Buckle with Engraved Lion on Plate within Cage
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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