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LOT 1637

Medieval Iron Arrowhead Collection

12TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 - 5 in. (40.9 grams total, 8.6-12.6 mm).

Including a square-section bodkin type with spiked tang. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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 1637

Medieval Iron Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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