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LOT 2163
Post Medieval Bronze Belt Mount Collection
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (64.14 grams total, 24-36 mm).
Including scallop shell, trilobate, enamelled rosette and other types. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found various sites in Norfolk, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Six objects with Norfolk museum (PAS) record slips.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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