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LOT 0814
Roman Bronze Bear-Head Dagger Pommel
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (29.5 grams, 44 mm).
Hollow-formed with acute lower jaw, triangular muzzle, gusset and rounded rim to the socket-mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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