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LOT 1958
Medieval Bronze Artefact Group including Pocket Sundial Bar
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (66 grams total, 18-58 mm).
Including a pocket sundial bar with incised lines and numbers, mouth with a pair of stylised passant guardant lions, 'fig' gesture strap end and others. [9, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found East Anglia, UK.
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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LOT 1958
Medieval Bronze Artefact Group including Pocket Sundial Bar
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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