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LOT 1388
Medieval and Other 'Thames' Mixed Artefact Group
9TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 1/4 in. (18.8 grams total, 27-59 mm).
Comprising: bronze ring-brooch; bronze belt-fastener with lion-mask; strap end with Trewhiddle Style ornament. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
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