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LOT 1050
Large Byzantine Bronze Steelyard Weight
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (510 grams, 11.1 cm).
Piriform in profile with knop finial, pierced pentagonal suspension lug.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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