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LOT 1842
Large Medieval Bronze Door Key
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (38 grams, 83 mm).
Tubular-section shank, lozengiform bow with lobes to three corners, large rectangular bit with clefts and grooved wards. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
Literature
Cf. Medieval Catalogue, London Museum Catalogues: No.7, 1940, p.XXIX, nos.18.
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