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LOT 2251
Medieval Bronze Ear Scoop Toilet Pendant with Musician
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (11.28 grams, 73.36 mm).
comprising a small bowl and a tapering handle, the finial formed as a standing pipe player dressed in a knee-length dress, with a loop behind the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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