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LOT 2038
Medieval Tinned Bronze Annular Brooch
14TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (28.7 grams, 74 mm).
Omega-shaped triangular-section roundel with applied metallic finish. [No Reserve]
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.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
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