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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]
ProvenanceFound 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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