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LOT 1748
Bronze Age to Post Medieval Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 in. (414 grams total, 14-51 mm).
Including lead weight, harness swivel, buckles and other items. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Hourglasses
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Large hoop with palm branch on each shoulder, oval bezel with double hourglass motif. 7.00 grams, 24.64 mm overall, 21.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Iron Knife Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Single-edge blades, one with integral bolster and another with fragment of applied bolster. 100 grams total, 9.5-19.9 cm
From old Cheshire and Nottinghamshire private collections. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval or Tudor Decorated Bronze Dress Bell
1400-1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of small and and bulbous type; oval body with wide sounding split, within is a small pea that moves freely; the bell with a square-shaped suspension loop with file marks to both faces and a drilled, circular hole; both faces have moulded decoration comprising of lines, roundels and pellets. 5.61 grams, 14 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.IOW-B67BA3.
PAS can find no direct comparison for this bell, however it does share similarities with some hawking bells (for example DENO-127662), and animal bells (see~LEIC-88EDB8).
