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LOT 1714
Medieval Bronze Decorated Fighting Cock Spur
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.46 grams, 25 mm).
Comprising an ellipsoid loop and slender triangular pointed spur; low-relief scrolled tendril ornament to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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