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LOT 1406
Anglo-Norman 'Thames' Bronze Dagger Chape
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (8.05 grams, 39 mm).
Openwork dagger sheath fitting, L-shaped border with figure of a mounted knight in a helm amid foliage; attachment points in the corner of the border. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
Literature
Similar to a find recorded with the PAS under reference BERK-2C6116.
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