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Medieval Bronze Hound's Head Knife Pommel Medieval Bronze Hound's Head Knife Pommel Medieval Bronze Hound's Head Knife Pommel
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LOT 1751

Medieval Bronze Hound's Head Knife Pommel

15TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (8.43 grams, 17 mm).

Formed as a stylised hound's head with impressed points for the eyes, hatched texture. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near York, Yorkshire, UK, in the 1980s.
From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection.
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 1751

Medieval Bronze Hound's Head Knife Pommel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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