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LOT 1422
Eurasian Tinned Bronze Sword Chape
12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (110 grams total, 84-89 mm).
Modelled as an openwork duck perching with wings folded and bill open; integral feather and other detailing; broken. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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