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LOT 0229
Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Door Fittings
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 - 8 in. (12 in.) (1.03 kg total, 20-20.5 cm wide (1.5 kg total, 30.5 cm high each including stand)).
Each discoid in plan with decoratively notched circumference, ogival centre with pierced ornament, concentric bands of incised annulets, chevrons and other geometric forms; each accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1970s.
From a UK private collection, 1981.
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