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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.

CONDITION
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LOT 1802

Bronze Age Silvered Shield Boss

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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