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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1438

Saxon to Medieval Iron Knife, Bolt, and Arrowhead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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