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LOT 1829
Medieval Bronze Knife Pommel Collection
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (20.96 grams total, 15-32 mm).
Comprising of two gilded with incised figures of saints; hexagonal with incised geometric decoration; bulbous with incised lines. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
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