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LOT 0613
Romano-British 'Essex' Bronze Dragon Knife Handle
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (40.7 grams, 46 mm).
With a series of pointillé bands at the base, terminal in the form of a stylised beast with neck curling to form a loop and the head facing back towards the blade; ferrous remains to the broad end. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Essex, UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with record no.ESS-AC745B.
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