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LOT 1074

Mongol Silver Belt Mount Group

13TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (25.7 grams total, 40-41 mm).

Each with a broader scooped edge tapering to a volute flourish, pellets adorning the perimeter, three medial circular dimples, fourth dimple to the scrolled end, against a field of foliate scrolls and niello fill; each with a set of mounting lugs to the reverse. [4]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Ex an important central London gallery, London W1.

Literature

Cf. Ohkonko, N.A., 'A Mongolian Burial Group near Novopavlovka settlement in Stavropol Krai' in Batyr, Traditional Military Culture of the Peoples of Eurasia, no.1, 2010, pp.88-96, fig.7, no.3.

Footnotes

Similar plaques have been found in the burial graves of Mongol commanders and their wives, probably once part of a waist belt from which the sabre and other weapons were hanging. They were found together with arms, unique elements of the costume of fabric and leather, and splendid jewellery of gold and silver.

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LOT 1074

Mongol Silver Belt Mount Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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