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LOT 2126
Georgian Sandstone Milestone with Isle of Man Symbols
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 in. (10.17 kg total, 37 cm including stand).
Square in plan with biconical gusset and pyramidal top; the four faces of the base carved with reserved motifs: triskele; hexafoil in a ring; ':E:'; ':B:'; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1970s and 1980s.
From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The triskele with a perpendicular spur at the end of each 'leg' resembles the three-leg motif associated with the Isle of Man.
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LOT 2126
Georgian Sandstone Milestone with Isle of Man Symbols
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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