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LOT 2084
Saxon Decorated Bronze Tweezers
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (5.13 grams, 53.7 mm).
With gently curving blades and a narrow returned shank with hatched edges and punched pellets at the centre. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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