Sale 9826
New York
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5 December 2001
Price realised
USD 940
Estimate
FOUR BYZANTINE BRONZE SLIDING KEYS Circa 5th-7th Century A.D. Each L-shaped, the bit with raised teeth at a right angle to the rectangular shaft, and terminating in a open ring, some with incised linear ornament 2½ in. (6.3 cm) long for the largest (4)
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