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LOT 0753
Byzantine Decorated Bone Spindle Whorl Collection
CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (30 grams total, 17-23 mm).
Comprising two beehive-shaped, one oblate, two sub-conical, and three domed whorls; all but one with carved ring-and-dot and line motifs. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection.
Acquired from Redhouse Antiques Centre, York, 2009.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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