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LOT 0762
Byzantine Iron Tweezers Group
CIRCA 10TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 - 6 in. (48 grams total, 14.5-15 cm).
Comprising: one with long arms, loop terminal with two further loops to the sides; another with long arms and loop terminal, the side loop with another pair of smaller tweezers. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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