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LOT 0991
Greek and Phoenician Lead Weight Collection
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.45 kg total, 2.0-11.3 cm).
Including examples displaying zoomorphic designs, lettering and other motifs. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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