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LOT 2009
Ethiopian Bone Cross Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (74 grams total, 61-65 mm).
Each with a loop or piercing for suspension and decorated with punched and incised geometric motifs. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Post Medieval 'Thames' Glazed Terracotta Jar Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
One cylindrical in shape with waisted centre and remains of a mottled yellow-green glaze; one shallow with squat body, splayed foot and veined blue-white glaze. 85 grams total, 25-57 mm
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s. -
Tudor Period Iron Dagger Guard Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising guards of various types; held in a plastic collector's case. 1.4 kg total, 35.5 x 23.5 cm including box
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Post Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix Group
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: one bronze with trefoil head, motif of three arrows; one bronze with trefoil head, motif of EC initials; one silver with trefoil head, motif of standing figure with bow; one bronze with trefoil head, motif of seven stars; one bronze, motif of eye, heart and arrows; the latter accompanied by an impression. 22 grams total, 16-30 mm
Acquired before 1990. Property of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman.
