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LOT 0556
Romano-British Bronze Trumpet-Whorl Knife Handle
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (14.8 grams, 58 mm).
Openwork handle formed of curving trumpet-whorls, rectangular bar with a single rivet below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
