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LOT 1437
Romano-British Bronze Spearbutt or Staff Head
200-300 A.D.
2 1/8 in. (139 grams, 54 mm).
Comprising an onion-shaped terminal developing to a flared socket; incised circumferential line detailing.
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Cumbria, South Lakeland, UK in 2023.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LANCUM-DFEA18.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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