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LOT 1702
Norman Bronze Belt Plate with Bird
12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.19 grams, 28 mm).
Standing in profile right in low-relief; attachment pins to two corners, hinge lugs to the forward edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired prior to 2000.
Ex private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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