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LOT 1605
Medieval Bronze Ring Brooch and Mount Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (28.4 grams total, 26-45 mm).
Comprising a heavy ring attached to a pin with hoop; and lozenge-shaped mount with six raised bosses and loop to verso. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since at least the early 2000s.
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Found Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Including fifteen accompanied by Portable Antiquities Scheme records; the group comprises keys, weights, decorated strap fittings, spurs, zoomorphic fittings, mounts, buckles, purse bars, together with other miscellaneous artefacts. 504 grams total, 1.5-9.2 mm
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