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LOT 1397

Framed Roman Iron Socketted Arrowhead

1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

13 x 9 1/2 in. (963 grams, 33 x 24.1 cm).

With leaf-shaped blade and narrow neck, flared tubular split socket; mounted in a glazed wooden frame with reveal and title panel. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

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LOT 1397

Framed Roman Iron Socketted Arrowhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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