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Rus' Coat clasp
R23 - Rus' Coat clasp

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Catalogue
Byzantine Buckle


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  Catalogue ID B16
Item Name Byzantine Buckle
Period 10th century
Culture Byzantine
Discovery Site Korinthos (Corinth)
Country Greece
Dating 900-1000AD
Reference
G.R. Davison, Corinth: The Minor Objects, vol. 12, cat. no. 2213. American School of Classical Studies In Athens: Princeton NJ 1952.
Description
Bronze hinged buckle with rectangular plate decorated in relief (Schulze-Dörrlamm type G2), here a lion attacking a gazelle. Only the plate of the original from 10th century Corinth was found, the buckle (type X, with small quadrilateral on tongue) reconstructed after a find from Homs, Syria now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford UK.

Dimensions
Length 5.8 cm, suits 1.9 to 2.6 cm wide strap.

Material/s
Bronze

Quantity Each
Price (AUD) AUD 45
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