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LOT 1899
Roman and Later Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 3RD-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 3/4 in. (79 grams total, 26-70 mm).
Comprising: Anglo-Norman scabbard mount with high-relief lion passant gardant; harness mount with heraldic heater shield, rivet for attachment; obverse face of a two-part scabard chape with openwork trefoil'; buckle loop with lobes; ring bezel with 'W' and leaves; strap end with columnar shank and knop finial; small gilt heatert-shaped harness mount; Roman amphora-type strap end with punched-point detailing; trapezoidal appliqué fragment with raised lateral flanges, reserved Ultimate La Tène scrolls on a keyed field with remains of enamel fill. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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