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LOT 1172

Volga Bulgar Bronze Lion Belt Mount Group

10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 - 2 in. (67 grams total, 27-52 mm).

Comprising three mounts with bounding lion motifs, five heart-shaped mounts also showing leaping lions and a plain semi-circular mount; all with mounting lugs to reverse. [9, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Baranov, V.S., Izmaylov, I.L., 'On attribution of a signet ring from Bolgar excavations of 2010' in Archaeology of the Eurasian steppes, no.6, 2019, pp.269-276, for iconography.

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LOT 1172

Volga Bulgar Bronze Lion Belt Mount Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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