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LOT 1683
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. similar items from Knidos in the British Museum under accession number 1859,1226.637.
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