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LOT 1764
Malaysia Shell-Shaped Lead Weight
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (19 grams, 27 mm).
Formed as a cockle-shell and pierced beside the upper edge, with reserved Chinese character impressed in the underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s.
From a North London, UK, collection.
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