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Medieval Bronze Manuscript Clasp with Wolf's Head Medieval Bronze Manuscript Clasp with Wolf's Head Medieval Bronze Manuscript Clasp with Wolf's Head
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LOT 2000

Medieval Bronze Manuscript Clasp with Wolf's Head

14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (25 grams, 48 mm).

Square in plan with hinge knuckles and pin to trailing edge, wolf-head clasp with pierced mouth; octofoil design with secondary piercing.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
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 2000

Medieval Bronze Manuscript Clasp with Wolf's Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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