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LOT 1675
Medieval Engraved Bronze Knife Handle with Veiled Figures
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (5.19 grams, 32 mm).
Featuring a tapering hexagonal-section body, radiating lines to the top face, hatched panels alternating with figural panels to the facetted body; remains of iron tang to interior. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 1675
Medieval Engraved Bronze Knife Handle with Veiled Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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