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LOT 1802
Bronze Age Silvered Shield Boss
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (33.2 grams, 60 mm).
Discoid mount with flange border, carinated conical umbo and stepped centre with knop finial; attachment loop to reverse.
Provenance
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. similar items from Knidos in the British Museum under accession number 1859,1226.637.
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