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LOT 1535
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.
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