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LOT 1176
Anglo-Saxon Pottery Sherd Group
6TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 3/8 - 1 7/8 in. (264 grams total, 36-48 mm).
Group comprising six numbered and annotated card boxes each with a sherd from Bagmoor or Dialstone; each piece with inked reference number. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Bagmoor, Lincolnshire and Dialstone, near Stockport, UK.
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