SEVEN SLAVIC, MAGYAR AND NOMADIC ANTIQUITIES

CIRCA 6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

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SEVEN SLAVIC, MAGYAR AND NOMADIC ANTIQUITIES
circa 6th-11th century a.d.
Including a Slavic high-tin bronze brooch, circa 6th-7th century A.D., cast with a semi-circular head plate with five projecting knobs, the plate with asymmetrical scrollwork in relief, with a flat, ribbed bow and a pentagonal foot-plate with three pairs of lobed projections and asymmetrical scrollwork, the terminal knob with an incised stylized animal mask; a Nomadic silver strap-end, circa 6th-7th century A.D., with a rectangular box-like body and a delta-shaped projection, all with openwork decoration; and five Magyar mounts, circa 10th-11th century A.D., three in the form of palmettes, one rectangular with foliate decoration, and a tinned bronze mount, oval in shape with an incised foliate pattern
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long for the first (7)