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LOT 1785
Norman Bronze Key Shank with Cross
LATE 11TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (15.7 grams, 11.1 cm).
Octagonal in section with pierced discoid bow and knop finial; openwork cross with pellets in the spandrels, rectangular bolster. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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