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LOT 1749
Medieval Bronze Annular Brooch
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1 1/2 in. (10.2 grams total, 38 mm).
Comprising a ring brooch with a flat-section body and free-running pin; accompanied by a 1st century Iron Age fibula without a pin. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
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