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LOT 1418
Norman Period Iron Arrowhead
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (8.5 grams, 10.4 cm).
Tapering tang with collar and scooped edges to the blade. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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