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LOT 1592
Medieval Silver-Gilt Buckle
5TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.5 grams, 26 mm).
The oval plate retaining two fixing rivets, articulate round-section head and zoomorphic tongue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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