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LOT 0713
Roman and Anglo-Saxon Artefact Group
1ST-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3 1/8 in. (31 grams total, 8-81 mm).
Including a finger ring with enamelled bezel, a knee brooch, dress pin and other items. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on a multi-period site in East Yorkshire, UK.
Acquired circa 2006.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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