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LOT 1049

Medieval Iron Socketted Javelin

CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

12 5/8 in. (249 grams, 32 cm).

With square-section spike and tapering socket. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex California, USA, collection formed since the late 1960s.
European art market before the late 1990s.

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LOT 1049

Medieval Iron Socketted Javelin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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