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LOT 1767
Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Bronze Bowl Mount
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.33 grams, 19 mm).
Discoid with reserved enamelled knot on a textured field, pierced for attachment. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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