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LOT 1683

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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.
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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