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LOT 0327
Large Bronze Age Shield Boss
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (107 grams, 13.1 cm).
Broad convex plaque with central button finial, ring to the underside.
Provenance
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s.
Literature
Cf. similar items in the British Museum under accession no. 1859,1226.637.
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