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Bronze Buckle with Swan, ex.: Mildenberg CollectionCirca 2nd-3rd Century AD
Description: Oval bronze buckle delicately incised with a swan with bowed head. The bird is intricately detailed with feathers, round eye and beak and is encompassed within a double punched border. The buckle is pierces at either end with a riveted stud in the back and remains of two hooks. Delightful example from the Mildenberg Collection. Length: 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) Condition: Intact as shown. Provenance: Formerly in the Leo Mildenberg Collection of Animals in Ancient Art. Published: As no. III, 66 in Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Part III (1996) by Alan S. Walker (ed.). Price: $ 800
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