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LOT 1939
Medieval Bronze Knife Pommel with Beast Heads
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (9.06 grams, 19 mm).
Formed as two beast heads joined at the neck, annular eyes and short muzzles with slit mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the old collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
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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