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LOT 1968

Post Medieval Bronze Face Escutcheon

17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (0.96 grams, 17 mm).

An oval convex disc showing a low-relief image of a grimacing beast with emphasised eyebrows and nose, tongue protruding between thick lips. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an Essex, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1968

Post Medieval Bronze Face Escutcheon

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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