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LOT 1291
Medieval Niello Inlaid Bronze Purse Bar
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (95.9 grams, 17 cm).
Classified as a Williams Class A1 with rectangular central section, two expanding round-section arms with devolved gripping animal heads projecting from the central section; pierced attachment lobes below the arms; articulate central swivel; niello-inlaid double crisscross motif to arms and central section of both faces.
Provenance
Ex property of a Kent gentleman; found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK, 1990-2015.
Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
Literature
See Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. PUBLIC-F46908, for similar, dated c.1450-1550 AD.
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LOT 1291
Medieval Niello Inlaid Bronze Purse Bar
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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