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LOT 1359
Medieval Lozenge-Shaped Iron Arrowhead
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (16.8 grams, 99 mm).
Lanceolate in profile with split socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired prior to 2000.
Ex Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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Opening Bid: £50
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