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LOT 1525

Large Bronze Age Foundry Hoard Ingot

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 1/4 in. (1.73 kg, 10.7 cm wide).

Irregular bronze ingot fragment with lip to one curved edge. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Family collection since before 2000.
Ex property of a gentleman collector, Munich, Germany.

Literature

Cf. similar (but smaller) items in a Bronze Age founder's hoard from Suffolk recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) under reference no.SF-C98115.

CONDITION

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LOT 1525

Large Bronze Age Foundry Hoard Ingot

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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