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LOT 2053
Dark Age Bronze Cruciform Human-Headed Stud Decoration
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.22 grams, 30 mm).
Central pyramidal stud with four radiating D-shaped masks, peg to underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 1990s.
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