Byzantine Bronze Belt appliqué with pierced decoration – 7th–10th centuries AD. - 60 mm (No reserve price)
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 200 - € 250
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Bronze belt applique with openwork decoration of Byzantine origin, dating to the 7th century AD, in good condition, measuring 60 × 80 × 80 mm, acquired from a gallery/antique dealer in Spain in 1960.
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Auction description
Late antique / early medieval belt fitting with facing zoomorphic decoration. Possibly from the 6th–8th centuries CE.
Small ornamental mount with a rectangular profile and a semicircular terminal, decorated with two facing fantastical animals, represented by an elaborate symmetrical design of curved lines and volutes.
It retains three rivets at its lower edge and shows surface deposits and dark tones in the decorative motifs.
An interesting example of the zoomorphic ornamental repertoires from late antique and early medieval tradition.
Dimensions: 34 × 20 × 4 mm.
Auction description
Late antique / early medieval belt fitting with facing zoomorphic decoration. Possibly from the 6th–8th centuries CE.
Small ornamental mount with a rectangular profile and a semicircular terminal, decorated with two facing fantastical animals, represented by an elaborate symmetrical design of curved lines and volutes.
It retains three rivets at its lower edge and shows surface deposits and dark tones in the decorative motifs.
An interesting example of the zoomorphic ornamental repertoires from late antique and early medieval tradition.
Dimensions: 34 × 20 × 4 mm.
Details
Culture
Byzantine
Century/timeframe
S VII DC
Name of object
Belt appliqué with pierced decoration – 7th–10th centuries AD.
Acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Year acquired
1960
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Spain
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Height
60 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1950
Width
80 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Spain
Depth
80 mm
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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