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LOT 1619
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 12TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 4 1/8 in. (695 grams total, 0.9-10.4 cm).
Comprising: buttons; spur rowels; weights; jewellery items; furniture and clothes fittings, together with other miscellaneous items; including objects displaying decorative elements. [138, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Berkshire, UK.
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