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LOT 1440
Medieval Iron Macehead
CIRCA 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (133 grams, 41 mm).
Displaying shallow striations running diagonally around the body; cylindrical socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Milovanic, D., Metalwork in Serbia (in Serbian), Belgrade, 1986, fig.342, for similar specimen.
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