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LOT 1790

Medieval and Other Lead Spindle Whorl Collection

CIRCA 12TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (1.28 kg total, 18-33 mm).

Comprising mainly biconical and conical spindle whorls with some weights, some displaying impressed decoration. [29, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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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LOT 1790

Medieval and Other Lead Spindle Whorl Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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