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LOT 1922
Medieval and Later Iron Artefact Collection
CIRCA 12TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 4 1/2 in. (157 grams total, 4.9-11.3 cm).
Including barrel-key, cast ingot, ring brooch and other items. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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