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LOT 1808
Medieval and Later Bronze Key Collection
15TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 3 1/4 in. (74 grams total, 31-84 mm).
Including barrel-key, casket-key and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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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