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LOT 1448

Medieval Bronze Flail Head with Four Heads

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/8 in. (114 grams, 60 mm).

Formed as four radiating D-shaped masks beneath a rosette, substantial suspension loop.

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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 1448

Medieval Bronze Flail Head with Four Heads

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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