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LOT 1761
Saxon Human Skull Cap
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (169 grams, 12.5 cm).
Dome with portion of frontal bone and orbits; inked collector's legend 'VM30'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Footnotes
N.B. This lot is for collection only.
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