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LOT 1880
Medieval Bronze Heraldic Dagger Pommel
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (18.8 grams, 31 mm).
Discoid with eccentric void, hollow-formed with repoussé heater shields and other ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, early 1990s.
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