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LOT 1735

Norman 'Thames' Bronze Griffin Dagger Chape Fragment

CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.5 grams, 19 mm).

With pointillé detailing to the body and wing, head with perpendicular lateral extension. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1735

Norman 'Thames' Bronze Griffin Dagger Chape Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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