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LOT 1597
Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Ring Brooch
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.85 grams, 17 mm).
Complete with articulate tongue, chamfered circular body with punched ornament, X-motif and pellets to the tongue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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