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LOT 1912
Medieval Crusader Bronze Buckle and Plate
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (9.7 grams, 47 mm).
With a kidney-shaped loop and tongue-shaped plate with hatched border, wavy lines of punched pellets and ring-and-dot motifs to the plate; two pierced lugs to the reverse.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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