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LOT 1360
Visigothic Bronze Buckle with Plate and Animal-Headed Tongue
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (63.5 grams, 66 mm).
Heater-shaped plate with central stud, kidney-shaped loop, large tongue of carinated profile with animal-head finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
English collection, early 2000s.
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 1360
Visigothic Bronze Buckle with Plate and Animal-Headed Tongue
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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