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LOT 1986
Medieval Silver Phalera with Bird
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4 grams, 40 mm).
Discoid in plan with carinated border and pounced field, reserved standing bird.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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