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LOT 1439
Post Medieval Bronze Decorated Scabbard Section
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (39 grams, 13 cm).
Fragment of scabbard for a narrow two-edged sword; with three transverse bands of impressed crosses, lozenges and rosettes; edges butted to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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