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LOT 1844
Medieval Bronze Crotal Bell with Bull's Head
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (21 grams, 32 mm).
Hollow-formed with slit and rumbler inside, bull-head motif with curved horns and scrolled ornament; possibly Irish workmanship. [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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