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LOT 2045
Medieval Bronze Knife Pommel with Bust
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.5 grams, 23 mm).
Comprising an oval base and head-shaped finial with drilled features and striated headdress. [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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