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LOT 1738
Saxon Pseudo Sword Pyramid Apex Mount
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (9.64 grams, 17.4 mm).
Pyramidal in form with incised segmentation to each face; open at the apex, underside solid. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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