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LOT 1890
Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Tweezers
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (14.5 grams, 78 mm).
With tapering arms and inturned blades. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, circa 2003.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 38.19, for type.
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