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LOT 1897
Medieval Gilt Zoomorphic Buckle Plate
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.4 grams, 21.5 mm).
Gilt-bronze with reserved design of a hound advancing with head turned on a pounced field with bevelled edges, two straps for attachment to the buckle loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Chapman collection, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue information slip.
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