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LOT 1574

Anglo-Norman Zoomorphic Fitting

11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (6 grams, 2.5 cm).

Wedge-shaped in plan with rectangular fitting hole and the upper portion of a stylised feline head with gaping mouth, cylindrical in section. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Pembroke area, Pembrokeshire, 1980s-2000s.
Property of the finder.

CONDITION

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LOT 1574

Anglo-Norman Zoomorphic Fitting

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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