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LOT 1931
Medieval Knight's Decorated Bronze Sword Pommel
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (120 grams, 39 mm high).
Hollow-formed spherical pommel with rectangular slot to the underside to accept the tang, and smaller slot above to accommodate the pierced end; segmented outer face with alternating plain and pointillé surfaces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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