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LOT 1300
Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Buckle with Plate
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (20.9 grams, 62 mm).
With gently tapering plate, broad loop and short tongue with rectangular guard; four attachment rivets to the plate, central rivet with incised saltire. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, item 314, for type.
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