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LOT 1964
Copper-Alloy Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/2 - 7 1/2 in. (1.85 kg total, 1-19 cm).
Comprising bells; cleavers; horse bits; knives; gaming pieces; silver-coloured bangle; decorative chape; tokens; jewellery items and other miscellaneous objects. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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