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LOT 1668
Saxon Bronze Artefact Group
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 in. (44.5 grams total, 22-49 mm).
Including a disc brooch with pelletted rim, belt mount with inlaid detailing and other items. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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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