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LOT 1861
Copper-Alloy Finds Group in Trade Case
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
13 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (8.5 kg total, 35 x 29 x 24 cm including case).
Abafil trade box with seven velvet trays, five including lead spindle whorls and weights and other metal detecting finds, fire strikers, shark’s teeth, Bronze Age bracelet, various coins, and some reproductions.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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