8th-9th century AD. A suite of silver parcel-gilt belt fittings from south-eastern Europe comprising: four D-shaped plaques with central void and gilt trefoil, lobes to the rim, attachment studs to the reverse; twenty-nine similar plaques each with a loop to the upper edge; twenty-eight similar smaller studs; strap end with three D-shaped voids and tiered motifs; belt buckle with voided plaque, cusped loop; displayed on a reconstructed leather belt with pendant straps. Cf. Fodor, I. et al., La Hongrie de l'An Mil. Naissance d'une Nation Européenne, Budapest, 1998, item 162, for type.392 grams total, 21-43mm (1 - 1 1/2"). Ex Mr L.W. in 2005; formerly in an old private Israeli collection, since the 1990s; accompanied by an expertise by Dr. Noel Adams; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10497-168772.[63]