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LOT 2039
Medieval Pewter Axe Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (8.54 grams, 48 mm).
Flat-section with wide curving blade, pierced at the handle, one side with herringbone decoration, and the other with net design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire gentleman's collection, acquired early 2000s.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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