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LOT 0830
Roman and Later Artefact Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (60 grams total, 21-56 mm).
Comprising: a heart-shaped openwork mount; a pelta-shaped openwork mount with stud to the reverse; a buckle; a domed strap divider; a conical strap-slider(?) with rope decoration; a decorative mount with foliate sprays; a bar with conical finials. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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