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LOT 1382
Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Zoomorphic Spur Terminal
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (48.9 grams, 67 mm).
Fragment of a rowel spur comprising the arched arms, lateral wings and median body; pierced to accept a rowel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
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