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LOT 1851
Medieval Bronze Turreted Ring Brooch
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.32 grams, 22 mm).
With segmented shank bearing punched annulets, alternating low hatched bulbs and taller bulbs with enamel fill to the crown; tapering round-section pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1717.
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