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LOT 0698
Roman Bronze Military Belt Fitting
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (12.1 grams, 40 mm).
Appliqué in the form of a pugio dagger with waisted blade and lateral knops to the pommel; attachment loops to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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