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LOT 1320
Medieval and Other Artefact Group
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3 1/2 in. (294 grams total, 10-89 mm).
A mixed group of metallic artefacts, including weights, pins and pin heads, brooches, buckles, jewellery elements and other artefacts; mainly fragmentary. [73, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Rodings, Essex, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
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