Byzantine Gilt Link with Military Saints
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7th-9th century AD. A gilt-bronze link comprising a bifacial discoid plaque with two lateral loops; to one face a youthful male with curly hair, facing holing a sword to his right shoulder, shield to his left; the reverse similar with bearded face. 7.63 grams, 35mm (1 1/2") From a West Sussex collection formed before 1980. Cf. Entwistle, C. Notes on Recent Acquisitions of Byzantine Jewellery at the British Museum, in Entwistle, C. & Adams, N. Intelligible Beauty, Recent Research into Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, item 34. [No Reserve]
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Fine condition, usage wear.
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Byzantine Gilt Link with Military Saints
Estimate £200 - £300
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