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LOT 2065

Tudor Age Gilt Bronze Head Mount

16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (35.8 grams, 50 mm).

Modelled as the face of a woman with flowing hair, a sash wrapped around the head and the ends tied beneath the chin, possibly representing Medusa; stud to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex North American private collection, 1970s-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2065

Tudor Age Gilt Bronze Head Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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