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LOT 1438
Saxon to Medieval Iron Knife, Bolt, and Arrowhead Group
6TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (56 grams total, 6.3-11 cm).
Including a leaf-shaped tanged arrowhead, lozenge-shaped arrowhead and other types. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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