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LOT 2175
Medieval and Later Ball Button Group
15TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 7/8 in. (350 grams total, 9-22 mm).
A large quantity of mainly rounded buttons, some with nipples and some with flat base. [105, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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