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LOT 1552
Large Medieval Bronze Dagger Pommel
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (70 grams, 36.6 mm).
Comprising a hexagonal-section socket and seven radiating lobes with incised slash detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
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Luristan Bronze Dirk
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With a parallel-sided blade curving to a point, with a broad mid-rib, and a rectangular-section tang. 275 grams, 37 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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