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LOT 0387
Medieval Bronze Head of a Lady
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (105 grams, 36 mm).
Female head with centre-parted hair and lateral wings, deep-set lentoid eyes and small pursed mouth; neck broken; socket to rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
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